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Pipeline safety officials: No cause determined in fatal blast

Pipeline safety officials: No cause determined in fatal blast

Pipeline safety officials said Thursday they have not reached any conclusions about the cause of an oil pipeline explosion and fire that killed two men in northwestern Minnesota last November, despite a report to the contrary that came out last week.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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State says Highway 23 is safe, drivers not so sure

State says Highway 23 is safe, drivers not so sure

MnDOT officials say the intersection where Tuesday's school bus crash occurred is not considered a dangerous one. But some people who drive that stretch of rural highway say it can be treacherous.
by Tim Post

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Report: Improper procedures factor in oil pipeline explosion

Report: Improper procedures factor in oil pipeline explosion

A preliminary report says the oil pipeline explosion in Minnesota that killed two men from Superior was caused, in part, by improper procedures used during repair work.

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Flooded homeowners still waiting for help

Flooded homeowners still waiting for help

Six months after the August floods in southeastern Minnesota homeowners are still waiting for help from the state and federal governments.
by Sea Stachura

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Bridge investigation: Six months of digging but few answers

Bridge investigation: Six months of digging but few answers

The NTSB has examined the collapsed 35W bridge for six months. The answers to what caused the collapse are still another six months away.
by Sea Stachura

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Poll: Molnau gets low marks as MnDOT chief

Poll: Molnau gets low marks as MnDOT chief

A new Minnesota Public Radio News/Humphrey Institute poll shows that those Minnesotans who know of Carol Molnau disapprove of the job she's doing as transportation commissioner by a nearly 2-1 margin.
by Tom Scheck

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Baby in critical condition after fire in oxygen hood at hospital

An infant boy is in critical condition after a flame ignited while he was in a bassinet at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. Officials say the baby was wearing an oxygen hood and something in the oxygen-enriched environment ignited into flame.

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State Patrol: BAC of killed Mankato student was 0.06 percent

State Patrol: BAC of killed Mankato student was 0.06 percent

Rissa Amen-Reif, the Mankato college student who was struck and killed by a car after attending a sorority party in November, had a blood alcohol level of .06 percent, below the legal level of intoxication, according to the State Patrol.
by Melanie Sommer

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