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Father says lack of heat led to Minneapolis duplex fire

Father says lack of heat led to Minneapolis duplex fire

Troy Lewis said several of the electric baseboard heaters on the second and third floor of the duplex didn't work at all, including the ones in his children's bedrooms. Landlord Paul Bertelson says Lewis never raised any concerns about the heat.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Green Line train derails near Capitol

Green Line train derails near Capitol

Metro Transit started trial runs of Green Line trains this week in preparation for the line’s June 14 opening. Things didn’t go so smoothly this evening when one of the trains partially derailed in downtown St. Paul. The front wheels of the train were several feet from the tracks near 12th and Cedar Streets. Crews Read more →
by Molly Bloom

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Why Northstar told riders to skip southbound trains

Southbound Northstar commuter rail trains are apparently running again after a difficult morning. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Metro Transit spokesperson Drew Kerr about the matter.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Road conditions remain difficult in Minn.

Road conditions remain difficult in Minn.

Road conditions remain difficult across most of the eastern half of Minnesota more than a day after a storm dumped snow totals ranging from 6 to 18 inches.
by Curtis Gilbert

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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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