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Employee killed at Shakopee malt plant

Authorities say an employee fell into a machine. Firefighters arrived minutes later and pulled the man out, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
by The Associated Press

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Man dies in snowmobile crash in northeast Minnesota

The Cook County Sheriff's Department says 22-year-old Wayne Gunnar Anderson and a friend were riding on separate snowmobiles along a ditch north of Grand Marais.
by Associated Press

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Blasts in Baghdad kill at least 24 at a busy market

Blasts in Baghdad kill at least 24 at a busy market

A pair of bombings hit a crowded market in Baghdad on Saturday morning. As people gathered to help the wounded, a man detonated a suicide vest.
by Maggie Penman

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Business exec was pilot of plane that vanished with 6 aboard

The Columbus-bound Cessna Citation 525 departed Burke Lakefront Airport late Thursday night with six people aboard and disappeared from radar about 2 miles over the lake. Why remains unclear.
by Associated Press

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Minnesotans killed in plane crash had long history of flying together

Daryl Ingalsbe, a businessman and experienced pilot, and his partner Deb Solsrud of New London were killed when Ingalsbe's experimental aircraft went down Tuesday while they were trying to land.
by John Enger

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Duo saves woman behind the wheel during seizure in Eagan

A suburban Twin Cities woman has bystanders to thank for coming to her rescue when she had a seizure behind the wheel of her car.
by Associated Press

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Mpls. firefighters rescue motorist after car plunges down river bank

Mpls. firefighters rescue motorist after car plunges down river bank

The fire department was called to the area of 26th Street and West River Road, near the Short Line railroad bridge over the Mississippi, just before 9 a.m.
by Tim Nelson

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Photos: A look at our favorites from 2016

Photos: A look at our favorites from 2016

Great photographs illuminate the people and places we see, and help us understand our world. They make us feel something. They help us remember.
by Regina McCombs

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Investigators study flight recorder from Black Sea jet crash

Investigators study flight recorder from Black Sea jet crash

A Russian military jet crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday morning with 92 people on board. Officials say they do not consider terrorism a likely cause of the crash.
by Associated Press

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