Disasters

October 15, 2009 4:26 PM

State: Unbelted traffic deaths more common in rural areas

Rural Minnesota has the largest percentage of unbelted traffic deaths, according to government data released Thursday as a part of a seat belt enforcement campaign.

by Madeleine Baran

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October 15, 2009 3:52 PM

Boy feared floating away in homemade balloon found

A homemade balloon aircraft landed in a Colorado field but there was no sign of the 6-year-old boy believed to be inside.

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October 15, 2009 3:00 AM

Flood-control projects hinge on economic impact numbers

The Army Corps of Engineers has identified 14 options in Fargo-Moorhead for flood control, but there's a catch. For a plan to gain federal approval, the benefit to taxpayers must be greater than the project cost.

by Dan Gunderson

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October 14, 2009 8:12 PM

Sister: Missing NW Minn. woman's body found in car

The sister of a Thief River Falls woman who had been missing for nearly a year says her body has been found inside a car that authorities pulled from a river in her hometown.

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October 14, 2009 5:38 PM

Explosion damages grain elevator in SE Minn.

An explosion at a grain elevator shook the southeastern Minnesota town of Pine Island on Wednesday.

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October 13, 2009 4:36 PM

Officials ID victim in fatal weekend crash

The Hennepin County medical examiner's office has released the name of the 32-year-old Lakeville man who was killed over the weekend when his car hit a traffic light in Minneapolis.

by Madeleine Baran

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October 10, 2009 3:06 PM

Teen killed in collision with school bus

An 18-year-old died after the car she was riding in collided with a school bus carrying the Ely High School football team.

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October 9, 2009 6:44 PM

School bus crash forces cancellation of homecoming

A crash between a car and a school bus carrying the Ely High School football team led officials to cancel Friday night's homecoming game and dance at Onamia High School.