Disasters

Officers critically injure, arrest active shooter at Minneapolis apartment building
Dozens of residents called 911 with reports of gunfire early Saturday morning, according to Minneapolis police. Officers say they found a man with an AK-47 style rife, a handgun and a backpack with several magazines of ammunition.
Law enforcement had prior warning about suspect in fatal Georgia high school shooting
“Obviously what you see behind us is an evil thing today,” Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said as he stood in front of Apalachee High School. A suspect was taken into custody, authorities say.
For Minnesotans hit hard by flooding, 1 month remains to apply for federal aid
As of Saturday, $6.8 million has been approved for 1,400 Minnesota residents, according to FEMA. Recovery centers are open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will temporarily close for Labor Day on Sept. 2.
An attack at a festival in a German city leaves dead and wounded, report says
People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn’t immediately clear how many casualties there were.
Bridge collapse closes Ontario rail line, just north of Minnesota border
A railway bridge in Ontario — just north of the Minnesota border — collapsed Wednesday, blocking rail and boat traffic. The span is known as the Five-Mile Bridge, and crosses a channel of Rainy Lake.