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Disasters

Lawyer: 5-year-old survivor of pond car crash awake and playing

The three surviving children involved in a car accident in St. Louis Park last month are showing signs of improvement, according to the lawyer for one of the families.
by Jon Collins

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Photos: Scenes from the New York City train crash recovery

Photos: Scenes from the New York City train crash recovery

Federal authorities on Monday were beginning an exhaustive investigation into what caused a New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve to derail, killing four people and injuring more than 60 others.

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Wis. hunter critical after getting shot in stomach

A Menomonie deer hunter is in critical condition after he was shot in the stomach by members of his own hunting party.

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NTSB to investigate derailment that killed 4, injured more than 60

NTSB to investigate derailment that killed 4, injured more than 60

Federal investigators will try to determine why a New York City commuter train derailed while rounding a curve in the Bronx, killing four people and injuring more than 60.

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NYC train derailment kills 4, hurts more than 60

NYC train derailment kills 4, hurts more than 60

Some of the 100 to 150 passengers on the early morning Metro-North train from suburban Poughkeepsie to Manhattan were jolted awake around 7:20 a.m. to screams and the frightening sensation of their compartment rolling over on a bend where the Hudson and Harlem rivers meet in the Bronx.

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20 years since Hibbing plane crash that killed 18

It's been 20 years since one of Minnesota's deadliest airplane tragedies killed 18 people near Hibbing.

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Safety in the kitchen urged on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is associated with more home cooking fires than any other day of the year. Busy home cooks are being urged to take extra care in the kitchen.
by Lorna Benson

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Man found dead in St. Paul apartment fire

The fire on the 1600 block of North Hamline Ave. was confined to the kitchen of one apartment and was extinguished quickly.
by Jon Collins

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Crews contain fire at Ridgedale Macy's

Firefighters quickly contained a fire at the Macy's store in Ridgedale Center in Minnetonka on Tuesday. The store had to be evacuated.
by Tim Nelson and Jon Collins

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Towboat sinks in Miss. River, releasing oil

A towboat sank Monday in the Mississippi River near the Quad Cities-area community of LeClaire, releasing oil into the water and prompting a response from several agencies who were trying to determine how much fluid leaked, the Coast Guard said.

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