Disasters

• NTSB: Pilot didn't call for help before small plane crashed
  The pilot who died in a small plane crash outside a suburban Minnesota airport reported nothing unusual in his radio transmission moments before the crash, a federal investigator said Thursday.August 13, 2009
• Pedestrian struck and killed by light rail in Minneapolis
  A light-rail train traveling about 50 mph has struck and killed a pedestrian in south Minneapolis.August 13, 2009
• After accident, man killed while walking on I-35W
  A man who crashed his car along Interstate 35W in Minneapolis early Thursday morning got out of his car and was hit by an oncoming car, according to the State Patrol.August 13, 2009
• Woman killed in mowing incident in SE Minn.
  Authorities are investigating after a woman was killed in an apparent farm accident in southeastern Minnesota.August 12, 2009
• Gas leak closes buildings at Concordia University
  A gas leak that led to the evacuation of some Concordia University buildings in St. Paul was stopped after about three hours Tuesday.August 11, 2009
• Man hospitalized after near-drowning at hotel pool
  A 43-year-old man is being treated this morning after nearly drowning in a hotel swimming pool in Minneapolis, authorities said.August 11, 2009
• 35W bridge contractors respond to state's lawsuit
  Two firms that worked on the 35W bridge argued in court today they shouldn't have to reimburse the state of Minnesota for $37 million it paid to victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse.August 10, 2009
• Interest high for ring dike funding in Red River Valley
  Interest in a federal program that covers 75 percent of the cost of building ring dikes to protect farms from flooding has exceeded expectations in the Red River Valley.August 10, 2009
• Suspected bird strike forces NWA emergency landing
  A suspected bird strike shortly after takeoff forced a Northwest Airlines flight to make an emergency landing Sunday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, officials said. No one was injured.August 9, 2009
• Small plane, copter collide over Hudson River; 9 believed dead
  A small plane collided with a tour helicopter carrying about a half-dozen people over the Hudson River in New York on Saturday, sending debris into the river and onto the Hoboken, N.J., waterfront.August 8, 2009
• Not enough evidence for felony charges in MN crash
  Prosecutors are defending their decision not to bring felony charges against an SUV driver in the death of a motorcyclist in St. Paul last August.August 7, 2009
• Authorities ID man found dead at Minn.'s WE Fest
  Authorities have released the name of a Fargo, N.D., man found dead in a motor home at the WE Fest country music festival near Detroit Lakes.August 7, 2009
• Minnesota firefighters head to Alaska to battle blazes
  Firefighters from across the Great Lakes region are leaving today to help battle fires burning in central Alaska.August 7, 2009
• Detroit Lakes man faces charges in July 4 crash
  A 26-year-old man is in jail facing charges in a Fourth of July crash that killed four people near Detroit Lakes.August 5, 2009
• Two dead after motorcycle strikes tractor
  Two people died in rural southeastern Minnesota yesterday, when a motorcycle hit a tractor pulling a horse trailer.August 5, 2009

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