Minneapolis Tornado Coverage

• Renters living in storm-damaged homes complain about slow repairs
  Still recovering from last month's tornado, many renters are living under leaky roofs and looking out of broken windows.June 27, 2011
• Former FEMA official: Politics won't help Mpls. get tornado aid
  The fact that Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, Gov. Mark Dayton and President Barack Obama are all political buddies won't help the city of Minneapolis get extra aid, a former FEMA official said Tuesday.June 21, 2011
• Minn. to appeal FEMA denial of individual tornado assistance
  Minnesota will appeal the Federal Emergency Management Agency's denial of individual assistance for Hennepin County following the deadly May 22 tornado.June 20, 2011
• Rybak in Washington, seeking more tornado aid
  Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak is in Washington, DC today, meeting with federal officials to see if he could get more federal disaster aid to help recovery efforts from last month's tornado in north Minneapolis.June 20, 2011
• Living on the margin made worse by north Mpls. tornado
  Many residents in north Minneapolis have begun rebuilding their homes and their lives after the May 22 tornado which struck that part of the city. But the recovery will be slower for people who were already living in the margins.June 20, 2011
• Facebook friend an important resource for tornado victims
  As north Minneapolis residents continue to recover from the May 22 tornado, one man has become a primary information source for the community. It's all on a Facebook page he's set up that crosses the digital divide -- from online to paper form and word of mouth.June 17, 2011
• Other accommodations being provided for those at closing tornado shelter
  Dozens of tornado victims who had been sleeping on cots at a north Minneapolis recreation center are beginning to be moved out of the shelter, and into hotels and other living arrangements.June 16, 2011
• Police say effects of tornado on crime in north Minneapolis unclear
  Violent crime has plagued some of the north Minneapolis neighborhoods hardest hit by the tornado last month, but police officials say it's too early to tell if the storm will have a lasting effect on crime.June 16, 2011
• North Mpls could receive $600K for tornado relief
  North Minneapolis neighborhood associations could receive a total of $600,000 over the next two years to deal with longer-term needs after last month's tornado.June 16, 2011
• Tornado shelter gets 11th-hour reprieve
  The American Red Cross will have a few extra days to find a new emergency shelter location for tornado victims in north Minneapolis.June 15, 2011
• Mayor Rybak headed to Washington in search of tornado aid
  Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak is going to the White House next week to meet with members of the Obama administration. He's hoping to line up federal funding to aid in the recovery from the tornado that hit his city three-and-a-half weeks ago.June 15, 2011
• Denied federal aid, more north Mpls. residents may need places to live
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency's decision to deny a request for individual aid comes at a time when displaced residents are scrambling to figure out where they're going to live next.June 15, 2011
• FEMA rejects request for aid to individual tornado victims
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Minnesota's request for individual assistance to victims of last month's tornado that touched down in and around Minneapolis.June 14, 2011
• Red Cross in need of new shelter for tornado victims
  An emergency shelter set up for displaced tornado victims in north Minneapolis will close Thursday.June 14, 2011
• Mpls. inspectors try to keep damaged rentals unoccupied
  Of 55 properties examined, a few were found to still be occupied. Minneapolis inspectors are concerned people are ignoring the dangers of continuing to live in wrecked homes.June 13, 2011

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