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Photos: Minnehaha Academy joins in prayer after blast

Photos: Minnehaha Academy joins in prayer after blast

Hours after a gas leak triggered an explosion that devastated its upper school campus, members of the Minnehaha Academy community joined together for a prayer service.
by Matthew Hintz

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10 years after bridge collapse, America is still crumbling

10 years after bridge collapse, America is still crumbling

There have been some improvements, but there are still tens of thousands of bridges nationwide that need to be fixed or replaced. Federal funding for such needs has remained flat.
by David Schaper

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Photos: Looking back at the I-35W bridge collapse

Photos: Looking back at the I-35W bridge collapse

Even for those who were nowhere near the bridge when it collapsed, it was an "I remember where I was when..." moment in state history. Take a look back at that fateful day.
by MPR News Staff

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I-35W bridge failure turns into powerful teaching tool

I-35W bridge failure turns into powerful teaching tool

For new engineers, the 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis has become more than a textbook case of design failure. Some colleges are using remnants of the wreckage to hammer home lessons on professional duty.
by Brian Bakst

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'Don't let me die': Survivors recall terror of I-35W bridge collapse

'Don't let me die': Survivors recall terror of I-35W bridge collapse

Ten years ago today, the unthinkable happened in Minneapolis when the Interstate 35W bridge, packed with cars, collapsed into the Mississippi River. Survivors' memories remain vivid, and painful.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Reporting, memories from the I-35W bridge collapse

Reporting, memories from the I-35W bridge collapse

A look back at MPR News' coverage of the day the I-35W bridge collapsed, as well as memories from those who lived and worked in the area the day it fell.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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Airport vehicle crash kills runway worker in Fargo

Officials say a vehicle driven by an airport employee struck a paint rig, killing the driver.
by Dan Gunderson

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1 dead, 2 hurt in seaplane accident near Wisconsin fly-in

A federal investigator says one person from Minnesota has died and another remains in critical condition after a seaplane accident near an aviation convention in Wisconsin.
by Associated Press

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