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Car strikes Metro Transit bus in Minneapolis; 3 taken to hospital

Three people were hurt in a bus crash in south Minneapolis this morning when a car on Blaisdell Avenue struck a westbound bus on 24th Street just after 8 a.m.
by Tim Nelson

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How we track airplanes in 2014 might surprise you

How we track airplanes in 2014 might surprise you

We discuss what really happens when we fly across multiple countries, oceans and time zones.

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Missing jet search: Objects seen off Australia

Missing jet search: Objects seen off Australia

Satellite images showing objects floating in the Indian Ocean have focused the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and the 239 people who were on board to an area about 1,500 miles southwest of Perth, Australia. This is, in the words of acting Malaysian transport minister, the first "credible lead" since the plane disappeared on March 8.
by Mark Memmott

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Lakeville college student dies after house fire

The parents of Matthew Heisler, of Lakeville, say their 21-year-old son died Tuesday at Hennepin County Medical Center. Authorities in Grand Forks, N.D., say the fire Sunday in an off-campus house at the University of North Dakota was accidental, caused by unattended food left cooking on a stove.
by The Associated Press

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2 dead in Seattle TV helicopter crash

2 dead in Seattle TV helicopter crash

The Seattle Fire Department said in addition to the fatalities, a 37-year-old man who managed to free himself from a car at the accident scene was taken to a hospital in critical condition. No other details were immediately available.
by The Associated Press

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Malaysian jet: Why was transponder off?

Malaysian jet: Why was transponder off?

Authorities believe that Flight 370's transponder was intentionally shut off, delaying search and rescue efforts and helping to conceal the plane's location -- a mystery unsolved more than 10 days after the Boeing 777 vanished.
by The Associated Press

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Third person dies in SXSW hit-and-run

Third person dies in SXSW hit-and-run

Authorities charged 21-year-old Rashad Charjuan Owens with one count of capital murder last week for allegedly ramming his car through a crowded street in an effort to avoid a drunk driving stop.

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One person dies in Chanhassen motel fire

One person died and another escaped from an early Monday morning fire at Brookside Motel in Chanhassen, according to Chanhassen Fire Chief John Wolff.
by Liala Helal

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3 dead in car crash north of Mankato

It's the third crash with multiple deaths in three weeks. Four young men were killed in a crash near Sleepy Eye on March 7, and three Carleton College students were killed in a crash near Northfield on Feb. 28.
by Tim Nelson

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