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Disasters

Cleanup continues after NW Minn. gas explosion

Cleanup continues after NW Minn. gas explosion

A company spokesperson said she doesn't know when workers will be able to restore gas service to the 900 customers in Warren and Argyle.
by John Enger

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2 Eau Claire men die in separate deer crashes

One man was thrown from his motorcycle and died at the scene on Deerfield Road in the Town of Washington. His name was not immediately released. The second accident happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday on Interstate 94 near Watertown in Jefferson County.
by The Associated Press

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Drowned boy's body pulled from Mississippi

Washington County sheriff's officials were called to Lions Levee Park in St. Paul Park about 5 p.m. Sunday. Witnesses say a 14-year-old boy was trying to retrieve a stick when he went under water and disappeared. WCCO-TV reports the boy's body was found about 1:30 a.m. Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Farmington man dead after police pursuit

The Minnesota State Patrol said Cody Swanson was driving an allegedly stolen vehicle on Cannon River Avenue, near U.S. Highway 61, when he hit the tree.
by Peter Cox

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Shooting rampage near UC Santa Barbara leaves 7 dead

Shooting rampage near UC Santa Barbara leaves 7 dead

A suspect, authorities say, was driving a black BMW when he opened fire Friday night in a busy commercial strip just outside the UC Santa Barbara campus. During an early-morning news conference, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said the shooting left 7 dead -- including the suspect -- and 7 others in the hospital.
by L. Carol Ritchie

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'Miracle' child recovering after 11-story fall

'Miracle' child recovering after 11-story fall

One-year-old Musa Dayib, fell from the balcony of his family's high rise apartment in Riverside Plaza in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis on May 11.
by Liala Helal

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No one hurt as school bus erupts in flames in east metro

No one hurt as school bus erupts in flames in east metro

A school bus was consumed by flames Tuesday afternoon at Century Avenue and Interstate 94 in Maplewood, but reports say no one was hurt.
by Tim Post

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2 killed in Alexandria motorcycle crash

Police identified the driver Sunday as 59-year-old Howard Ogaard, and the passenger as 56-year-old Beverly Palmer. Both were from Alexandria, and neither was wearing a helmet.
by The Associated Press

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Bones found in park identified as belonging to missing Lakeville man

Human bones found in a Lakeville, Minn. park by high school students on a field trip Thursday have been identified as the remains of a 50 year-old man who has been missing for two years.
by Jon Collins

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Third mishap as Green Line test train, car collide

A car hit the side of a Green Line test train at the intersection of Eustis Street and University Avenue, Metro Transit said Friday.
by Tim Nelson

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