Disasters

Two men and a boy are dead in Minneapolis after being overcome by carbon monoxide in a north Minneapolis home.
Minnesota sees increase in bicycle fatalities
Bicycle commuting is up by double-digit numbers in Minneapolis, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. However, there is a downside to having more bike commuters. Already this year, bike fatalities in Minnesota are more than double what they were for all of last year.
State officials are rolling out a new eight-bed "mini-hospital" meant to provide care in emergencies and towns without regular hospitals.
A new normal for Twin Cities commuters
The new I-35W bridge opened this morning, less than 14 months after the old span collapsed into the Mississippi River. For drivers, what used to be a routine trip before the collapse, was -- at least for today -- anything but routine.
The I-35W bridge reopens
The new I-35W bridge is open to traffic, just 13 months after the old one collapsed into the Mississippi River.
Margi Pemble of Minneapolis had a closeup view of the 35W bridge collapse, from the window of her 14th floor condo nearby. She took a lot of photos that day, and thereafter, and shares them with us.
Hundreds of sensors, some placed inside the bridge's concrete during construction, will send data to the University of Minnesota for analysis.