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Disasters

Reliving September 11

Chilling radio transmissions by the Sept. 11 hijackers from the planes they commandeered were played publicly for the first time Thursday, providing a vivid and horrifying portrait as they unfolded on that fateful day before confused air traffic officials and military personnel. Midmorning was pre-empted by coverage of the 9/11 Commission hearing

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Assessing response on 9/11

The terror strikes of Sept. 11, 2001 overwhelmed all immediate efforts at response or even full comprehension, a bipartisan commission reported Thursday, and spread confusion to the point that Vice President Dick Cheney mistakenly thought U.S. warplanes shot down two aircraft. Midmorning was pre-empted for coverage of the hearing

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Was there a bin Laden-Iraq connection?

Bluntly contradicting the Bush administration, the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks reported Wednesday there was "no credible evidence" that Saddam Hussein helped al-Qaida target the United States. In a chilling report that sketched the history of Osama bin Laden's network, the commission said his far-flung training camps were "apparently quite good." Midmorning was pre-empted to allow coverage of the 9-11 commission

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A bigger plot?

Sept. 11 plot mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed originally envisioned an attack involving 10 hijacked planes with himself as the pilot of one in which all male passengers would be killed and he would deliver an anti-American harangue upon landing. The assertion was among new details about the plot revealed Wednesday in a report by the staff of the independent commission investigating the attacks. Midmorning was pre-empted to allow coverage of the commission hearing.

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Heavy rains and mudslides hit near Mankato

Some parts of southern Minnesota were saturated with up to eight inches of rain from storms into early Wednesday. Flash flood warnings have been issued for Blue Earth and Nicollet counties. Mudslides also hit a stretch of Hwy. 169 between Mankato and St. Peter. Officials closed that stretch of the road for a time after it was covered with four to five inches of mud. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Tim Boyer, communications supervisor at the State Patrol in Mankato.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Millions of refugees remain in limbo

There are now nearly 12 million refugees worldwide. A new report from the U.S. Committee for Refugees says at least seven million of them have been confined to camps for ten years or more. What are the rights of refugees and what is the international community doing to ensure them?

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Roseau residents relieved to see river crest

People in the northwest Minnesota town of Roseau are catching their breath this morning. Residents spent several days preparing for what experts said could have been major flooding of the Roseau River, but the river has crested and the town has been spared from any major damage. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Mainstreet Radio reporter Tom Robertson who is in Roseau.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Roseau preparing for flooding

Residents of Roseau, Minnesota continue to prepare the town for what could be a major flood. Hundreds of residents have been sandbagging and building clay dykes all night along key parts of the Roseau river. The area around Roseau has seen up to six inches of rain since Monday. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning, and the National Guard is on standby to help if necessary. Roseau is still recovering from a flood two years ago that caused $120 million in damage. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Roseau Mayor Jeff Pelowski.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Three teens die in St. Paul caves

Three teenagers are dead and one is struggling to survive this morning after they were apparently overcome by carbon monoxide in the Wabasha caves in St. Paul. A fifth teenager managed to get out of the tunnel yesterday and told police that his friends were still inside. Officials say the group entered the cave through a small hole in the bluffs across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Paul. The complex of caves in the soft sandstone in that area can stretch for hundreds of feet. People exploring the area have died there before. An effort was made to improve safety by filling in the caves with debris from construction. But some experts believe that the effort may have made the caves more dangerous. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Calvin Alexander, a professor at the University of Minnesota who studies geology.
by Cathy Wurzer

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The loss of 9/11, two perspectives

A Great Conversations event focusing on the loss of life, loss of innocence, and the jarring blow to Americans' sense of security following the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Pauline Boss, University of Minnesota Family Social Science professor and author of Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief, talks with Gail Sheehy, a cultural observer and best-selling journalist, and author of Middletown, America: One Town's Passage from Trauma To Hope. The event was sponsored by the University of Minnesota's College of Continuing Education.

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