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Boat crash injures northern Minn. couple

A 73-year-old man was driving a boat with a 79-year-old female passenger in the Vermillion River Gorge when their boat hit the submerged log, according to a news release from the St. Louis Sheriff's Office. The woman was thrown overboard.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Workers file civil lawsuit against Husky Energy

Workers file civil lawsuit against Husky Energy

Contract workers are suing Husky Energy in Douglas County Circuit Court for injuries they received in an explosion at the company's oil refinery this year.
by Danielle Kaeding

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Autopsy: Hypothermia apparent cause of kayakers' deaths

Autopsies indicate hypothermia and possibly drowning apparently caused the deaths of four Wisconsin family members kayaking on Lake Superior.
by The Associated Press

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Jet quarantined in New York after reports of sick passengers

A commercial jet from Dubai prompted a large-scale emergency response at New York's Kennedy Airport on Wednesday after a pilot reported that several passengers and crew members were complaining about having a flu-like illness.
by The Associated Press

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Superior residents file class action lawsuit against Husky Energy

Superior residents file class action lawsuit against Husky Energy

A class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court against Husky Energy in response to an explosion and series of fires at the company's Superior oil refinery in April that caused a temporary evacuation of the city and prompted 36 people to seek medical care.
by Danielle Kaeding

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Charges pending in fatal buggy crash

Criminal charges are pending for a motorist accused of striking an Amish buggy in southeastern Minnesota, killing one man and injuring two other people.
by The Associated Press

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Dad, 3 children dead after Apostle Islands kayak accident

Dad, 3 children dead after Apostle Islands kayak accident

The boat capsized Thursday night between Stockton and Michigan islands while the family was vacationing on Madeline Island, just off the coast of Bayfield, Wis.
by Cody Nelson and Peter Cox

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