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Disasters

Casselton getting back to normal after derailment

Casselton getting back to normal after derailment

Mayor Ed McConnell was back at his trucking business on New Year's Day, catching up on things he says he typically would have done the day before. He says the incident cost the 2,400 residents of the town a day and a half of their normal lives, but he thinks the community will recover quickly.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Minneapolis building explodes; firefighters work in brutal conditions

Photos: Minneapolis building explodes; firefighters work in brutal conditions

An explosion ripped through a three-story building in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis New Year's Day morning, igniting a three-alarm fire and sending more than a dozen people to area hospitals.

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Fire before and after

Fire before and after

A quick before-and-after of today’s fire in Minneapolis: Before (via Google Maps) After (via KARE 11) Fire maybe out but MFD continues 2 work in this frigid weather. Should be here thru the night. Latest @10. pic.twitter.com/d4F88RO45Q — Jay Olstad (@jayolstadtv) January 1, 2014
by Bob Collins

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Federal flood insurance program is drowning in debt. Who will pay?

Federal flood insurance program is drowning in debt. Who will pay?

Before a disaster, FEMA helps with flood insurance -- cheap flood insurance. You can buy a FEMA flood insurance policy for about half the "actuarial" rate private insurers would offer. (The actuarial rate more accurately reflects the value of a property at risk.) But now FEMA has a problem. "We are $24 billion in debt," its director says.
by Christopher Joyce

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Boom that shook Brainerd area possibly a meteor

Residents in the Brainerd lakes area reported seeing flashes of light streaking across the sky and hearing a boom that rattled homes and buildings, and meteorologists say the reports are consistent with a meteor event.
by The Associated Press

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Greysolon Plaza canopy in downtown Duluth collapses

Overhang at Greysolon Plaza in downtown Duluth has collapsed pic.twitter.com/G6eUuktprv — Andrew Krueger (@akpix) December 29, 2013 “The ornate canopy that fronted the historic Greysolon Plaza in downtown Duluth collapsed Saturday evening, narrowly missing at least one person that had just walked under it,” reports Candace Renalls for the Duluth News Tribune.
by Michael Olson

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On-the-job deaths spiking as oil drilling quickly expands

As baby boomers retire and drilling increases, energy companies are hiring, adding 23 percent more workers between 2009 and 2012. But the hiring spree has come with a terrible price.

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Couple sues Duluth plant over hot manhole cover

A Georgia couple is suing Duluth's steam plant after they say their 2-year-old son received second-degree burns from a hot manhole cover.
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