Disasters

December 27, 2015 4:46 PM

Family of 4 identified as victims in Aitkin County crash

Authorities have identified four people who were killed in an icy highway crash in northeastern Minnesota this weekend as a family of four.

by Matt Sepic

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December 26, 2015 6:01 PM

4 people killed in crash on icy Minnesota highway

The State Patrol says the crash happened on Highway 65 south of Highway 18 around 3 p.m. Saturday.

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December 26, 2015 12:45 PM

Boy hit by car in Inver Grove Heights

Inver Grove Heights police say the boy was hit shortly after 8 p.m. while trying to cross Concord Boulevard.

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December 21, 2015 4:50 AM

Pedestrian killed by train in Coon Rapids

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway spokesperson said the pedestrian was walking on the tracks at about noon Sunday when they were struck by an eastbound train.

by Peter Cox

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December 18, 2015 3:44 PM

More delays will keep West River Parkway closed until fall, at least

Cliff Swenson, design and construction director at the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, said the site is very steep and and the flow of groundwater at the top has slowed the construction.

by Tom Crann

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December 18, 2015 6:27 AM

Elderly man killed, wife injured in north Mpls. house fire

Investigators are looking into what caused a fatal fire in north Minneapolis Thursday.

by The Associated Press

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December 15, 2015 2:25 PM

Minnesota fire deaths jump from last year

Fifty-one people have died in fires in 2015 compared to 43 this time last year, and some of the most dangerous weeks for residential blazes lie just ahead.

by MPR News Staff

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December 14, 2015 10:59 AM

2 struck in separate accidents by Minneapolis Blue Line trains

The latest incidents happened near 50th Street and 46th Street in Minneapolis, the same area where a bicyclist was struck and killed Friday. Officials say Monday's collisions don't appear to be fatal.

by Tim Nelson