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Deadly deer vs. car crashes on pace to set record

DPS says seven people have been killed in deer-motorcycle accidents so far in 2013. That matches the record number of fatal deer-motorcycle accidents in 2008.

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St. Paul chemical spill prompts evacuation

St. Paul chemical spill prompts evacuation

St. Paul Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard said that a janitor had accidentally mixed chlorine and sulfuric acid and the mixture gave of a toxic cloud.
by Tim Nelson

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Dozens injured in Chicago-area CTA train crash

Two Chicago Transit Authority trains crashed at a station west of the city injuring as many as four dozen.

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4 dead after Le Sueur County crash

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash happened about 10 p.m. Friday and involved a sports utility and car about four miles west of Montgomery in Le Sueur County.

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A year after Accent Signage shootings, debate shifts from gun control to mental health

A year after Accent Signage shootings, debate shifts from gun control to mental health

After the deadliest workplace shooting in Minnesota history, legislators tried and failed to pass stricter gun laws. However, they did approve measures to keep people with mental illness from acquiring firearms and to fund mental health treatment programs.
by Brandt Williams

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Investigators rule out foul play in Winona fire

Investigators rule out foul play in Winona fire

The fire that destroyed two buildings and damaged several others in downtown Winona earlier this month started between the roof and the ceiling of the Islamic Center of Winona.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Officials ID man killed on farm near Paynesville

Stearns County sheriff's officials have identified a man who was killed in a farm accident in central Minnesota.

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Police shoot, kill bull that ran into morning traffic

The bull managed to break out of its trailer as it was being transported Tuesday night around 8:00 p.m. near Manning Avenue and Hudson Road, just south of Interstate 94. The animal then ran into a cornfield.

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Emergency landing on Lake Shore Drive

Chicago police said no one was injured. Traffic on the iconic roadway along Lake Michigan was back to normal within a few hours, Chicago police spokesman Jose Estrada said.

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Damaged gas line causes evacuations in St. Paul

28 people were evacuated temporarily near Arlington Avenue and Farrington Street in St. Paul after a construction crew struck a gas line.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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