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Renee Jones Schneider / Star Tribune
Jessie Shelton in Robbinsdale, Minn., on Thursday, a week after surviving the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. Shelton, who has no memory of her fall or rescue, went home from the hospital Thursday, wearing a body brace to help her four broken vertebrae heal, but with her spirit intact.
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Bridge collapse: Death toll has reached 8
The death toll Friday stood at eight from the Aug. 1 collapse of a bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. More human remains were removed from the river during the day, but there was no indication of whether they represented one or more people.
Among the latest victims identified were Hana Sahal, who was almost 2 years old, and her mother, Sadiya Sahal, a nursing student from Somalia who was reported to have been five months pregnant. Their funerals were scheduled for Saturday.
The latest videoThe pace seems to have quickened with Navy divers on the scene. Watch the video
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Another body believed found in bridge wreckage
Authorities said Thursday they had recovered the bodies of two victims from the site of the interstate bridge collapse and believed they had a third. If the third recovery is confirmed, it would bring the confirmed death toll to eight. Watch the video
Raw video: New bridge collapse images
FEMA releases close-up pictures of the collapse site as the search continues Wednesday for the eight people who are believed to have been buried in the wreckage of last week's bridge collapse. Watch the video
Burial for bridge victims; the search continues
Heavy equipment is being used to remove debris from the bridge collapse site. Officials hope by moving wreckage out of the way, they can find some of the people still missing. Watch the video
NTSB eyes southern end of collapsed bridge
Mark Rosenker, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, says investigators are focusing on the southern end of the I-35W bridge because it behaved differently from other sections during the collapse and shifted 50 feet to the east. Watch the video
First responders share stories of chaos, heroism
In the minutes after the
Close call for
The Minneapolis Queen, a paddlewheeler carrying 48 passengers, came within a few hundred feet of the I-35W bridge when it collapsed Tuesday. The vessel's captain gasped as the span went down. Watch the video
The finger-pointing begins
Divers searched the Mississippi River for bodies still trapped beneath the twisted debris of a collapsed bridge Thursday, as finger-pointing began over a report two years ago that found the bridge was "structurally deficient." Watch the video
Raw video: Bridge collapse captured on camera
New surveillance video shows the actual moment when the I-35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis. Watch the video
First responder: 'It was utter chaos'
Those first on the scene of Wednesday's bridge collapse say they had never seen anything like what they encountered. Watch the video
First person: School bus survivor details ordeal
An adult supervisor who was one 61 people aboard a school bus that was on the Minnesota bridge as it collapsed tells how the children started crying and how he helped get them all of the bus safely. Watch the video
First person: 10-year-old girl escapes collapse
Watch and listen as 10-year-old Kaleigh Swift describes the horror she felt as they rode aboard a bus that was inching through traffic as the I-35W bridge collapsed Tuesday. All aboard managed to escape safely. Watch the video
Minn. governor calls for inspection of all bridges
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is calling for a review of all bridges in his state following the collapse of a span Wednesday in Minneapolis. Transportation officials says the bridge rated 50 on a scale of 100 for structural stability. Watch the video
Divers unable to reach vehicles in Mississippi
Hennepin County Sheriff Richard Stanek said Thursday afternoon that a combination of water currents and debris made it difficult for his dive teams from getting to vehicles submerged in the Mississippi River. Watch the video
First person: 'The ground was moving'
College student Adam Wolf was headed to his house just two blocks away from the I-35W bridge when it collapsed Wednesday night in Minneapolis. Wolf took video and still photos of the first moments after the accident. Watch the video.
NTSB 'making progress' in bridge investigation
Advances in technology and available video footage is helping the NTSB in their investigation of the bridge collapse in Minnesota, Chairman Mark Rosenker said Thursday. Watch the video
A look back: Past U.S. bridge collapses
Before the Minneapolis bridge collapse, other bridge accidents have claimed lives. The AP takes a look at some of the deadliest bridge collapses in recent U.S. history. Watch the video
