Disasters

Missing French jet hit thunderstorms over Atlantic
An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is missing after running into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast.
Senator gathers flood testimony in Fargo
North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan says local concensus is critical if Fargo-Moorhead is to get federal help for a flood control project. Residents on both sides of the Red River battled record flooding in March and April.
At least 12 people died in car accidents during the Memorial Day weekend, making it the deadliest unofficial start of summer Minnesotans have seen since 1996, according to officials from the state's Department of Public Safety.
State fire officials are lifting burning restrictions in most central and northern Minnesota counties today. Officials say the spring greenup has moved north, while rain has replenished some of the lacking moisture.
Four people died Saturday and two were critically injured when a minivan and pickup truck collided in Olmsted County.