Disasters

State Patrol officials believe alcohol may have played a role in a fatal car crash in north central Minnesota Tuesday afternoon.
Safety drills this week at Monticello nuclear plant
Several hundred emergency responders will descend on Monticello this week for a routine safety drill at Xcel Energy's nuclear power plant.
A woman died from injuries suffered in a fall from a moving vehicle near Hillman on the Fourth of July.
A woman who backed a van into a tent Sunday, killing a four-month-old, will be charged today with three felony counts, officials with the Renville County Sheriff's Office said.
An 18-month-old girl has died after being found submerged in a bathtub in a St. Paul foster home.
Military veterans hit by flooding in the Red River Valley and elsewhere can get up to $600 from the state - if they apply soon.
The body of a swimmer has been recovered, but another person is still missing after the two disappeared in wind-swept Pokegama Lake in Itasca County.
Federal safety officials are investigating two reports of Airbus A330 planes experiencing airspeed and altitude malfunctions. One involves a Northwest Airlines plane.
A 6 year-old boy who was involved in a drowning accident in New Brighton on Wednesday has died, officials said.
35W bridge memorial making slow progress
The memorial to those killed in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse has a long way to go before construction, because planners are well short of their $1 million fundraising goal.