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Big Lake man dies in cabin construction accident

A Big Lake man has died in a construction accident at a cabin near Hibbing.

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Cyclist struck, injured during central Minn. tour

A bicyclist was struck and injured by a car while riding in a bike tour across central Minnesota.

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Child injured by train identified

Police say the 9-year-old boy was found near the intersection of Ivy and Farrington in the North End. The child's feet had been severed by the train.
by Tim Nelson

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Tanker carrying explosive material overturns

A tanker truck carrying 40,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate rolled over just after 8 a.m. today at the entrance to Hibbing Taconite.
by Dan Kraker

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Man killed in river crash was found in back seat of car

Man killed in river crash was found in back seat of car

Darron Luhrsen, 26, of Minneapolis drowned after the Pontiac Sunfire veered off West River Parkway, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner. The car crashed through a security fence near the Stone Arch bridge and fell into the river.
by Brandt Williams

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Death toll from Egypt violence soars past 600

Death toll from Egypt violence soars past 600

As the death toll soared past 600 on Thursday, weeping relatives in search of loved ones uncovered the faces of the bloodied dead in a Cairo mosque near the flattened epicenter of Islamist support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

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PedalPub crashes in downtown Minneapolis

Two people were hospitalized today after a PedalPub they were riding tipped over near downtown Minneapolis.
by Jon Collins

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Chemical leak closes St. Anthony area

Hazardous materials handlers are dealing with a chemical spill in St. Anthony.

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1 killed in CapX2020 construction accident

Authorities say one worker has died and another has been injured in a transmission line construction accident in New Prague.

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Man killed in river crash was college student

The driver whose car plunged into the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis has been identified as a student at North Central University.
by Nancy Lebens

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