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Disasters

Sioux Falls flooding lawsuit in hands of judge

Five couples sued the state of South Dakota and the city of Sioux Falls, saying officials failed to protect their homes from Spring Creek floodwaters in southeast Sioux Falls in summer 2010 after heavy rain.
by The Associated Press

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Child care infant deaths decline in Minn.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services says three babies died in licensed day care last year, the lowest number in 11 years.
by The Associated Press

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More details, IDs for five children in house fire

More details, IDs for five children in house fire

Three of the children died at the scene of the house fire, at 2818 Colfax Ave. N in Minneapolis, in the upper unit of the duplex, where a family of eight lived. Two other children died about an hour later at North Memorial Medical Center.
by Liala Helal

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Brainerd snowmobiler dies in crash with train

Police say an empty BNSF Railway coal train was westbound when 30-year-old Michael David Flannigan approached the tracks and attempted to cross in front of the train around 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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Snow causes hundreds of crashes statewide

A spokesman for Minnesota State Patrol reports hundreds of vehicle spin-outs and accidents due to slick roads Monday morning.
by Annie Baxter

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2 killed in Col. avalanche came from Wis.

Two skiers killed in a large avalanche in Colorado came from a small town in southern Wisconsin, relatives and colleagues said Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Train accidents stir worries about crude transport

Train accidents stir worries about crude transport

At least 10 times since 2008, freight trains hauling oil across North America have derailed and spilled significant quantities of crude, with most of the accidents touching off fires or catastrophic explosions.
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