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Pedestrian killed by train in Oak Grove

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office says the victim was hit by a southbound train Thursday morning just west of Highway 65. It's not known whether dense fog in the area played a role in the incident.
by The Associated Press

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Cause of fire that destroyed Minneapolis arts haven unknown

Cause of fire that destroyed Minneapolis arts haven unknown

The Minneapolis Fire Department said Wednesday that investigators were not able to get inside due to the condition of the building and the risk of collapse. So the cause of the fire is listed as undetermined.
by The Associated Press

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Soggy Alberto triggers mudslides, threatened dam is OK

Soggy Alberto triggers mudslides, threatened dam is OK

Mudslides triggered by the soggy remnants of Alberto forced evacuations below a dam early Wednesday and closed a highway in western North Carolina as the center of the storm lashed the nation's midsection hundreds of miles away.
by The Associated Press

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New excavation at Pompeii uncovers victim crushed by massive rock

New excavation at Pompeii uncovers victim crushed by massive rock

The adult male survived the initial eruption but was, like many victims, caught in the subsequent cloud of gases and rocks. Unlike most victims, he was also pinned down by a "formidable stone block."

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Study puts Puerto Rico death toll from Hurricane Maria near 5,000

Study puts Puerto Rico death toll from Hurricane Maria near 5,000

The death rate is a contentious subject, in part because federal and island governments haven't responded as rapidly to the disaster as they have in other hurricane emergencies.
by Richard Harris

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Lake St. fire damages apartment building, businesses

Lake St. fire damages apartment building, businesses

A fire late Sunday night damaged a multi-story building and took firefighters until Monday morning to knock down the blaze.
by Nina Moini

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Rescuers seeking 1 man missing in Maryland flooding

Rescuers seeking 1 man missing in Maryland flooding

One person was missing after flash flooding has not been seen since the height of the raging, brown waters have left a community heartbroken at seeing severe damage less than two years after another devastating flood.
by Associated Press

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Flash flooding hits Maryland community

Flash flooding hits Maryland community

Flash floods struck a Maryland city on Sunday that had been wracked by similar devastation two years earlier, prompting emergency rescues as raging waters engulfed cars and rose above the first floor of some buildings, authorities said.
by Associated Press

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Woman dies in Interstate 35W crash

The Minnesota State Patrol reported that the woman was a passenger in a Ford Fusion that was traveling south on the freeway near Burnsville Parkway just after 7 a.m.
by MPR News Staff

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Two rescued after raft drifts far from shore on Lake Superior

Two rescued after raft drifts far from shore on Lake Superior

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office reported that authorities were called to Park Point in Duluth just before 2:30 p.m., on a report that two people were out on the lake on a raft and appeared to be unable to get back to shore.
by MPR News Staff

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