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Nev. student opens fire, kills teacher and himself

A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two 12-year-old boys and killing a math teacher who was trying to protect children from their classmate.

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Fire deaths down slightly in Minnesota

New state fire statistics show that 50 people in Minnesota were killed by fires in 2012. That's six fewer deaths than the previous year.
by Lorna Benson

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Crane operator dies after accident in Maplewood

A Kanabec County man has died after a crane he was operating tipped over at a construction site.
by Jon Collins

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Police: Man whose van almost fell onto I-94 lucky

A fence held the van long enough for him to escape and for a tow truck to pull it away from the fence, clearing up a traffic jam on eastbound I-94 in downtown St. Paul, said police spokesman Sgt. Paul Paulos.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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2 BART workers struck by train, killed

Saturday afternoon's accident on a track in Walnut Creek comes amid a strike by Bay Area Rapid Transit workers that has shut the system down. But some trains were being moved by managers.

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Eric Schlosser: US came close to nuclear disaster in 1960's

Eric Schlosser: US came close to nuclear disaster in 1960's

Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser explores America's history struggling to control the most dangerous machines ever built-- nuclear weapons. He says we've been on the edge of catastrophe since this technology was invented. Eric Schlosser spoke about his new book, "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety," as part of the Club Book series in St. Paul.

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Boy on bike hit by teen driver, dies

Isanti County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Chris Caulk said the boy was riding his bike near the airport in Cambridge Township when he was struck.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Scientists doubt N. Dakota oil spill estimates

Scientists doubt N. Dakota oil spill estimates

Scientists who helped calculate oil spilled from a broken BP well into the Gulf of Mexico are questioning the methodology used to estimate the amount of crude that recently leaked from a ruptured pipeline into a wheat field in northwestern North Dakota.

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Man sets himself on fire on the National Mall

A fire official says a man has been flown to the hospital after setting himself on fire on the National Mall.

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Mom: Woman killed in DC chase was depressed

Mom: Woman killed in DC chase was depressed

The mother of a Connecticut woman who was shot to death by police after a car chase that began when she tried to breach a barrier at the White House said her daughter suffered from post-partum depression.

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