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1 dead at site of Dakota County house explosion

Deputies responding to an explosion in Hampton Township found a man wandering the scene with severe burns who said he was looking for his wife. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the explosion.
by Tim Nelson

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Plane makes emergency landing on Interstate 35 ramp

Plane makes emergency landing on Interstate 35 ramp

A small plane made an emergency landing Saturday on an Interstate 35 exit ramp north of the Twin Cities.
by MPR News Staff

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Duluth gets federal disaster declaration for October storm damage

Duluth gets federal disaster declaration for October storm damage

President Trump issued a federal disaster declaration Friday for St. Louis County for damage from a storm last October that brought high winds and damaging waves to the Lake Superior shore in Duluth.
by MPR News Staff

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Winter weather may be factor in Chaska woman's death

A woman who was found dead outside a vehicle after a crash in Carver County may have been a victim of the weather.
by Associated Press

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WHO warns of dire conditions, deaths of children at refugee camp in Syria

WHO warns of dire conditions, deaths of children at refugee camp in Syria

More than 20,000 people, mostly women and children, have arrived at the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria in just two months. The World Health Organization says aid workers are struggling to keep up.

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Triple the firefighters needed amid cold at St. Paul house fire

Triple the firefighters needed amid cold at St. Paul house fire

A house in St. Paul was covered in heavy ice as firefighters hauled hoses through the snow as temperatures plunged Wednesday to nearly negative 30 degrees.
by Associated Press

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New site for BWCA permit reservations shuttered soon after launch

New site for BWCA permit reservations shuttered soon after launch

A new reservation system for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permits malfunctioned not long after it went online Wednesday morning.
by Dan Kraker

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Shooting that hurt 5 officers started with warrant attempt

It started as an attempt to serve a search warrant at a suspected drug house and quickly turned into a gun battle that killed two suspects and injured five officers, including four who were shot, Houston's police chief said.
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Brazil dam disaster: 60 dead, with hundreds more missing

Brazil dam disaster: 60 dead, with hundreds more missing

The ruined dam had been holding more than 3 billion gallons of mud and water. A mine worker says he heard a loud sound -- and when he turned, he saw a "mountain of mud" sweeping toward him.
by Bill Chappell

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Sixty years later, remembering 'The Day the Music Died'

Sixty years later, remembering 'The Day the Music Died'

Sixty years ago this week, the Winter Dance Party concert tour was crisscrossing Minnesota and neighboring states, featuring Ritchie Valens, J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson and Buddy Holly. Then came "The Day the Music Died."
by Andrew Krueger

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