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After the shootings: How communities heal

After the shootings: How communities heal

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two therapists and a violence researcher about the grief, anger and fear that follows public shootings and the long and difficult process of healing afterwards. 
by Angela Davis, Nikhil Kumaran and Cari Dwyer

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Evacuations ordered as wildfire blazes California's famed Napa County

Evacuations ordered as wildfire blazes California's famed Napa County

Firefighters are working to contain a blaze currently tearing through California's beloved wine country. The Pickett Fire first sparked Thursday afternoon and continued to rage Saturday.
by Alana Wise

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Video shows steel workers scrambling into wreckage left by explosion that killed 2 in Pennsylvania

Video shows steel workers scrambling into wreckage left by explosion that killed 2 in Pennsylvania

After an explosion rocked a steel plant outside Pittsburgh, workers scrambled into the wreckage alongside firefighters directing streams of water. By the time the scene was secure, two people were dead and more than 10 others were injured, including one who spent hours trapped in rubble left Monday by the blast that was powerful enough to shake nearby homes.
by The Associated Press

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Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as authorities make water rescues in Milwaukee

Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as authorities make water rescues in Milwaukee

Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states has led to water rescues, power outages and road closures.
by The Associated Press

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Six weeks after destructive storms, Bemidji still struggling

Six weeks after destructive storms, Bemidji still struggling

Hurricane-force winds felled millions of trees in Beltrami County in a late-June storm. The cleanup efforts continue, but officials lament the lack of help from the federal government.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River near Illinois

Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River near Illinois

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials said.
by The Associated Press

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5 soldiers shot at Georgia's Fort Stewart, suspect is apprehended

5 soldiers shot at Georgia's Fort Stewart, suspect is apprehended

The Army says law enforcement was dispatched to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area at 10:56 a.m. local time and that the “shooter was apprehended at 11:35 a.m.”
by Juliana Kim

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