The media covering the I-35W bridge collapse

The collapse was of interest to national and international news organizations. On the evening of the collapse, CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News Channel stayed live with its coverage during the overnight hours, along with local stations WCCO-AM (830) and KSTP-AM (1500), with most of the coverage in the opening hours coming via satellite from Twin Cities news operations WCCO-TV, KSTP-TV, KMSP-TV, KARE-TV and Minnesota Public Radio. National TV networks sent CBS anchor Katie Couric, NBC's Brian Williams and Matt Lauer, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer, ABC's Charlie Gibson, CNN's Soledad O'Brien and Anderson Cooper, and Fox News' Greta Van Susteren and Shepard Smith to broadcast from the Twin Cities.