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Disasters

Car plunges into Mississippi; driver dead

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office said a Pontiac Sunfire drove off of West River Parkway, crashed through a security fence near the Stone Arch Bridge and went into the Mississippi River below.
by Tim Nelson

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82-year-old man found dead in Cook County

Searchers on Sunday found Paul Brandt, who went missing Aug. 1 while picking blueberries along the Gunflint Trail.

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Deaths of wandering autistic kids prompt action

Deaths of wandering autistic kids prompt action

At least 14 children with autism have died this year after slipping away from their caregivers. The body of the latest victim, 11-year-old Anthony Kuznia, was found Thursday in the Red River after a search near his home in East Grand Forks, Minn. The tragic phenomenon goes by various names -- wandering, elopement, bolting --about half of autistic children are prone to it.

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10 years after blackout, US grid faces new threats

10 years after blackout, US grid faces new threats

The U.S. electrical grid is better managed and more flexible a decade after its largest blackout but remains vulnerable to increasingly extreme weather, cybersecurity threats, and stress caused by shifts in where and how power is produced. Many worry the grid isn't fully prepared for the new and emerging challenges.

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Denver man's body found in Boundary Waters lake

The Lake County Sheriff's Office says a 29-year-old man from Denver died after jumping from a cliff into a lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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Rodeo bull escapes, injures 8 at county fair

Rodeo bull escapes, injures 8 at county fair

A witness said the bull charged a Dakota County sheriff's deputy who had chased the animal after it escaped. The witness said the officer fired two shots at the beast before it ran him over.
by Tim Nelson

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15-ton 'lump of lard' removed from London sewer

A " 'bus-sized lump' of food fat mixed with wet wipes" has been removed from a southwest London sewer, the BBC says.

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No injuries in plane crash at Eden Prairie airport

A small business jet overshot the runway just before 10 a.m. Monday morning at Flying Cloud airport in Eden Prairie.
by Tim Nelson

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Officials plan MN disaster aid briefings

State and federal officials are fanning out this week across 18 Minnesota counties for briefings with local leaders about available aid to recover from severe storms in late June.

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Emergency workers train for large-scale crisis

More than 100 local emergency responders reacted to a simulated bomb threat and staged mass shooting Saturday as part of a large-scale training exercise.
by Rupa Shenoy

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