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2 power line workers shocked, 1 dies, in Renville County accident

One worker was electrocuted, another injured in the same incident while working on the CapX2020 Brookings County-Hampton power line, a 250-mile transmission project stretching from South Dakota to the suburban Twin Cities.
by Peter Cox

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2 Minnesotans killed in Kansas crash

The Kansas Highway Patrol says 69-year-old Kay Dianne Pautz and 70-year-old Gary Walter Pautz died in the accident north of McPherson on Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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Cleanup of burned school involves asbestos

The Roosevelt Education Center was built in 1920 when asbestos was often used in insulation and floor and ceiling tiles.
by The Associated Press

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Airliner missing after Algeria takeoff

The official Algerian news agency said air navigation services lost track of the Swiftair plane 50 minutes after takeoff. Flight AH5017 had been missing for hours before news was made public.

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New safety rules proposed to curb oil train fires

New safety rules proposed to curb oil train fires

Accident investigators have complained for decades that the cars are too easily punctured or ruptured, spilling their contents, when derailed.
by The Associated Press

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Officials probe fire at North Dakota company

Officials probe fire at North Dakota company

State records show several flammable chemicals were on the property. The state Health Department and other agencies had monitored air quality in the area.
by The Associated Press

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Flight MH17: US builds its case; plane wreckage reportedly cut apart

Flight MH17: US builds its case; plane wreckage reportedly cut apart

The information comes as an update into the inquiry of how the commercial flight was shot down with nearly 300 people aboard. The U.S. has laid the blame at the feet of the separatists -- and criticized Russia for supporting them.

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ND oil supplier fire extinguished

ND oil supplier fire extinguished

Fire officials are not sure what caused the fire that first started around midnight Monday. State records show several flammable chemicals were on the company's property.
by The Associated Press

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