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Disasters

Xcel indicted in Colorado tunnel fire deaths

Two companies, including Xcel Energy, and two executives have been indicted on federal charges in the deaths of five workers in a fire inside a tunnel at a Colorado hydroelectric plant.
by Annie Baxter

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Minneapolis managing tree damage from tornado

Minneapolis managing tree damage from tornado

There are about 250 freshly fallen trees stacked near Fort Snelling, waiting to be ground into wood chips. The trees were wrenched from the ground by the tornado that blew through Minneapolis last week.

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Minivan crashes into Fargo shoe store

Fargo police say a customer in a local shoe store was hit by flying glass when a minivan crashed into the building.

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Car crashes forces early c-section, baby doing fine

St. Paul police say there's good news involving a pregnant woman who underwent emergency delivery after her vehicle was struck by an SUV.

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NTSB: Pilot didn't call for help before small plane crashed

NTSB: Pilot didn't call for help before small plane crashed

The pilot who died in a small plane crash outside a suburban Minnesota airport reported nothing unusual in his radio transmission moments before the crash, a federal investigator said Thursday.

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After accident, man killed while walking on I-35W

A man who crashed his car along Interstate 35W in Minneapolis early Thursday morning got out of his car and was hit by an oncoming car, according to the State Patrol.
by Elizabeth Baier

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2 killed in small plane crash near Eden Prairie airport

2 killed in small plane crash near Eden Prairie airport

Two people have died in the crash of a small airplane shortly after takeoff from Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie.
by Nomaan Merchant

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Gas leak closes buildings at Concordia University

A gas leak that led to the evacuation of some Concordia University buildings in St. Paul was stopped after about three hours Tuesday.

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Man hospitalized after near-drowning at hotel pool

A 43-year-old man is being treated this morning after nearly drowning in a hotel swimming pool in Minneapolis, authorities said.
by Elizabeth Baier

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