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5-year-old boy killed in hit-and-run in St. Joseph

Police say a 5-year-old boy died in a hit-and-run accident in the driveway of his St. Joseph home Monday.
by Riham Feshir

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Fire at Minneapolis City Hall closes police property room

The Monday morning blaze forced some 911 dispatchers away from their posts and set off sprinklers in a police department evidence storage area.
by Tim Nelson

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Chemicals found in Mpls. building evacuation deemed safe

Minneapolis emergency crews evacuated a building Friday morning on reports of a possible hazardous materials incident> Officials said later the chemicals found were judged not dangerous.
by MPR News Staff

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4 ways to engineer safer oil trains

4 ways to engineer safer oil trains

Federal authorities are urging the rail industry to retrofit or replace tank cars carrying crude oil.
by Tom Crann

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Lutsen snowboarder likely died from hitting a tree

Police said she was wearing a helmet but that it apparently wasn't enough to protect her.
by Tim Nelson

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How Germanwings crash could affect airline safety

How Germanwings crash could affect airline safety

Despite reporting to the airline that he suffered from severe depression over five years earlier, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had passed all mandatory examinations and was cleared for flying.

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Germanwings co-pilot accelerated toward crash, officials say

Germanwings co-pilot accelerated toward crash, officials say

France's aviation safety agency says Andreas Lubitz "changed the automatic pilot settings to increase the speed of the airplane in its descent" before last week's deadly crash.

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