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Search for missing U of M student in Chicago River suspended

Lauren Li is presumed dead, and the search was suspended late Tuesday afternoon. Chicago Police say they'll resume the search when weather and river conditions improve. Around 7 a.m. Wednesday, the temperature in Chicago was 7 degrees below zero.
by Liala Helal

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Four remain hospitalized after Cedar-Riverside fire

Fire officials are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire, which destroyed the Otanga grocery and displaced residents from the apartment units above the store
by Laura Yuen

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Sadness, grief after former U student dies in Chicago River

The Cook County, Ill. Medical Examiner confirmed Tuesday that former University of Minnesota student Ken Hoang, 26, of St. Paul died trying to retrieve his phone from Chicago River early Monday.
by Liala Helal

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Report: Grain train derailment caused oil tanker explosion in ND

Report: Grain train derailment caused oil tanker explosion in ND

An oil train accident near Casselton, N.D., last month started when an oncoming grain train derailed, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
by Dan Gunderson

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St. Paul man dies trying to retrieve cell phone from Chicago River

A 26-year-old St. Paul man died after he fell into the Chicago River trying to reach for a cell phone in the water early Monday morning, according to Chicago Police.
by Liala Helal

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Minneapolis light rail train hits, kills pedestrian

Minneapolis light rail train hits, kills pedestrian

Authorities said the incident happened about 6 p.m. at the intersection of the tracks at 42nd Street E. A pedestrian walked onto the tracks in front of an oncoming southbound Blue Line train.
by Tim Nelson

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Overnight fire at St. Paul townhome kills 1 man

Two of the 11 units are uninhabitable, but most tenants were able to return to their units after about an hour and a half.
by The Associated Press

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4 hospitalized in W.Va. after chemical spill

4 hospitalized in W.Va. after chemical spill

About 300,000 people in nine counties entered their third day Saturday without being able to drink tap water or use it to bathe or wash dishes or clothes after a foaming agent escaped the Freedom Industries plant and seeped into the Elk River. The only allowed use of the water was for flushing toilets. Authorities were still trying to figure out the safety level of the water on Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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The Cedar to host benefit for victims of New Year’s Day fire

The Cedar to host benefit for victims of New Year’s Day fire

The Cedar Cultural Center is holding a concert to raise funds for victims and families of a building fire that took place just a few hundred feet from the music venue in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. In partnership with community radio station KFAI and nearby Augsburg College, The Cedar has organized a benefit concert  Read more →
by Marianne Combs

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