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Buhl man drowns while trying to rescue dog

Authorities in northeastern Minnesota say a man has drowned while trying to rescue his dog from a water-filled mining pit.
by MPR News Staff

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Duluth drownings highlight dangers of rip currents

Duluth drownings highlight dangers of rip currents

A man and his 10-year-old daughter drowned on a Duluth beach on Lake Superior Thursday after they were swept away by a powerful rip current, despite a decade-long effort in Duluth to warn swimmers of the dangers.
by Dan Kraker

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Survivors of 2014 Mpls. explosion sue Centerpoint, landlord

Survivors of 2014 Mpls. explosion sue Centerpoint, landlord

The cause of the New Year's Day explosion in Cedar Riverside was not determined, but the lawsuit says residents smelled gas beforehand.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota teen dies in Colorado hiking accident

The Boulder County coroner said 17-year-old Carter Christensen of Maple Grove, Minnesota, died in a fall on Sunday evening in Chautauqua Park near Boulder, which is just northwest of Denver.
by The Associated Press

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3 U.S. Marines declared dead in crashed Osprey plane

3 U.S. Marines declared dead in crashed Osprey plane

A rescue effort had saved 23 of the 26 service members who were on the plane when it went down on Saturday off the east coast of Australia.

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After not-so-silent siren test, St. Paul says sorry, won't happen again

Several of the sirens were audible as they shut down at the end of the test. St. Paul's director of emergency management said the city will institute a policy that will prohibit testing, including silent tests, before 9 a.m.
by Tim Nelson

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3 U.S. Marines missing after aircraft crashes off Australia

A search and rescue operation was underway Saturday for service members involved in the "mishap" of an aircraft off the east coast of Australia, U.S. Marine officials said.
by Associated Press

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NTSB: School blast site still too unsafe to investigate

NTSB: School blast site still too unsafe to investigate

It will take "extensive work" to make the Minnehaha Academy site safe for investigators, an NTSB official said Friday. A father-son team was moving the gas meter before the natural gas explosion, he added.
by Peter Cox

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