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Authorities suspend search for vehicle in the Red River

Moorhead, Minn. authorities say the vehicle went into the river at about 2 a.m. Saturday. They were unable to detect it with sonar so they didn't put a diver into the water.
by Associated Press

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Four dead in weekend motorcycle accidents

Two car-motorcycle crashes -- in Belle Plaine and Pine County -- result in four deaths and one injury. Overall, fatalities are down this year.
by Marianne Combs

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Oxygen, smoking cause fatal fire in St. Paul

One man died early Saturday morning in a fire at his East Side home. The fire was reported by neighbors around 6 a.m.
by Peter Cox

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Hoverboard triggered west-central Minnesota house fire

Minnesota authorities are asking anyone who owns a hoverboard to check if it's on a national recall list after concluding a July fire in Spicer was triggered by a malfunctioning hoverboard.
by MPR News Staff

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Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai

Officials from the airline and Dubai International Airport declined to immediately provide further details after a flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai's main airport.
by Associated Press

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Officials report 'legal death' of driver in I-80 crash

Officials say a sixth victim from a fiery crash in western Nebraska that killed a Minnesota family is on life support for donation of his organs.
by Associated Press

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Trucker faces 5 homicide counts in death of Minnesota family

Trucker faces 5 homicide counts in death of Minnesota family

Tony Weekly, a 53-year-old long-haul trucker from Florida, was charged with one count of motor vehicle homicide for each member of the family that died in the fiery crash. He's also charged with a misdemeanor for reckless driving.
by John Enger

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Edina man killed on South St. Paul interstate

The Minnesota State Patrol says a 19-year-old pedestrian was killed on the interstate in South St. Paul.
by The Associated Press

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Pilot in fatal crash was able to keep flying despite drunken driving record

The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas, killing 16 people, was able to keep flying despite having at least four convictions for drunken driving in Missouri and twice spending time in prison.
by Associated Press

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