Disasters

November 30, 2006 12:00 PM

FEMA director addresses the press club

David Paulison, who took the reins of the Federal Emergency Management Agency following the botched response to Hurricane Katrina, speaks Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington.

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November 17, 2006 4:00 PM

Carlton County's historic songs

Some kids in Cloquet have found a different way to learn about their history. They've been working all week with folksinger Charlie Maguire, composing songs about the region.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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October 27, 2006 3:54 PM

Firefighter killed in California wildfire had Minnesota ties

One of the four firefighters who have died fighting a California wildfire was born on the Iron Range and had connections to Minnesota.

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October 13, 2006 8:00 AM

Starting a new life "900 Miles from Nowhere"

A new book blows some dust off the history of the Great Plains. "900 Miles from Nowhere" reveals the lives of early homesteaders through their own letters and photos.

by Cathy Wurzer

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October 12, 2006 2:21 PM

One worker killed in explosion at Iron Range plant

An explosion and fire were reported Thursday at the United Taconite Mines plant in Forbes, Minnesota, and authorities say one worker was killed.

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October 11, 2006 4:24 PM

Businesses evacuated after fire in South St. Paul

The fire at a chemical manufacturer in South St. Paul has closed two entrance and exit ramps off of Interstate 494.

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October 11, 2006 3:05 PM

Yankee pitcher killed in Manhattan plane crash

A small plane carrying New York Yankee Cory Lidle slammed into a 50-story skyscraper Wednesday, apparently killing the pitcher and a second person in a crash that rained flaming debris onto the sidewalks and briefly raised fears of another terrorist attack.