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An attack at a festival in a German city leaves dead and wounded, report says

An attack at a festival in a German city leaves dead and wounded, report says

People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn’t immediately clear how many casualties there were.
by The Associated Press

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Bridge collapse closes Ontario rail line, just north of Minnesota border

Bridge collapse closes Ontario rail line, just north of Minnesota border

A railway bridge in Ontario — just north of the Minnesota border — collapsed Wednesday, blocking rail and boat traffic. The span is known as the Five-Mile Bridge, and crosses a channel of Rainy Lake.
by MPR News Staff

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Two dead after Minneapolis apartment fire

Two dead after Minneapolis apartment fire

Two people are dead after a four-story residential apartment building caught fire Tuesday, officials with the Minneapolis Fire Department announced Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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Four killed in construction-zone crash in northeast Minnesota

Four killed in construction-zone crash in northeast Minnesota

Four people — including two children — died Wednesday when a semi crashed into stopped vehicles in a construction zone along a northeast Minnesota highway.
by MPR News Staff

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4 people seriously injured in Minneapolis apartment fire

4 people seriously injured in Minneapolis apartment fire

Four people were seriously injured and more than two dozen were displaced by a large fire at a Minneapolis apartment building on Tuesday night.
by MPR News Staff

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Leaders celebrate completion of public housing sprinkler installations

Leaders celebrate completion of public housing sprinkler installations

Nearly five years ago, a fire at a Minneapolis public housing high-rise killed six people. On Monday, officials said they’ve met their goal of installing fire suppression systems in every public housing complex.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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‘I don’t want to die,’ Uvalde student told 911 dispatcher during mass shooting

‘I don’t want to die,’ Uvalde student told 911 dispatcher during mass shooting

As a gunman shot and killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, terrified pupils and staff members made frantic calls to 911. One student told an operator there were “a lot” of bodies as she begged for help, saying, “Please, I don’t want to die.”
by The Associated Press

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