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Disasters

Friends prepare to say goodbye to Zamlen

Friends of Dan Zamlen plan to return home to Minnesota's Iron Range this weekend to say goodbye to the Eveleth native whose body was pulled from the Mississippi River.

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Window falls from downtown St. Paul building

A window fell from an upper story of the Wells Fargo building in downtown St. Paul today as workers were trying to remove it.

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Infectious disease specialist: additional cases should be expected

Infectious disease specialist: additional cases should be expected

Minnesota health officials say a probable case of swine flu has been discovered in Cold Spring. Rocori Middle School and St. Boniface School have been closed as a result. The sample has been sent to the Centers for Disease Control so it can be confirmed.

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Answers about the swine flu virus

MPR's Tom Crann poses audience text-message questions about swine flu to health correspondent Lorna Benson Tuesday.

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Spain confirms 1st swine flu case in Europe

Spain confirms 1st swine flu case in Europe

Spain's Health Ministry confirmed the country's first case of swine flu on Monday and said another 20 people are suspected of having the disease.

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Red River flood damage becomes more visible

Red River flood damage becomes more visible

Water levels on the Red River continue to drop and now preliminary damage estimates are coming in from Fargo and Moorhead.
by Dan Gunderson

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Shell from Camp Ripley lands on couple's property

Shell from Camp Ripley lands on couple's property

Camp Ripley has made some changes in artillery firing after a 102-pound shell landed on a rural Pillager couple's property.

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Removal of temporary levees to start in Fargo-Moorhead

Removal of temporary levees to start in Fargo-Moorhead

The Army Corps of Engineers has approved the first contracts to remove temporary levees in Fargo-Moorhead. By the end of the week, contractors will start hauling away the tens of thousands of truck loads of dirt used to build the levees.
by Dan Gunderson

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Processing plant wants to rebuild in St. Charles

Processing plant wants to rebuild in St. Charles

The owners of a meat processing plant that was destroyed by fire say they want to rebuild in St. Charles, a small town in southeastern Minnesota.

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