Disasters

Mayor R.T. Rybak on the new I-35W bridge design, transportation and more
Minneapolis' mayor talks about the politics of the funding and design of the I-35W bridge replacement. He also talks about the new settlement on reducing airport noise for some homeowners, one that took years to achieve.
Can the new bridge stand the heat?
Lead designer of the I-35W bridge replacement project, Linda Figg, talked to All Things Considered about how the new bridge will accommodate the state's extreme weather.
Tough questions about flood relief
The head of the state's Department of Employment and Economic Development fields questions from lawmakers on state flood aid.
Survivors of bridge collapse still healing in body and soul
Lindsay Petterson and Erica Gwillim were both driving south on the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis when it collapsed on Aug. 1. They were injured in the accident, and are still recovering physically and mentally.
FEMA said that as of Wednesday, 4,800 people in the seven-county area had registered for individual assistance and $1.5 million in assistance for housing and other needs had been distributed.