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Princeton pilot in crash was business owner

Kevin Covlin, 51, was the only person aboard the Piper PA-22 when it crashed on takeoff from Princeton's municipal airport.
by Matt Sepic

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One dead in plane crash near Princeton, Minn.

City Manager Mark Karnowski said the crash occurred about 12:45 p.m. He said the plane went down about 150 yards west of the runway.
by Matt Sepic

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Wis. girl dies after snowmobile safety class accident

The girl was taken to Osceola Medical Center and then on to St. Paul, where she died of her injuries.
by Tim Nelson

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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima, Japan

Japan's Meteorological Agency raised the tsunami warning for the area of Honshu. But the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not post warnings for the rest of the Pacific.

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13 people ejected in van crash on I-90

The crash remains under investigation, but State Patrol spokesman Lt. Eric Roeske said officials suspect most of the passengers were not wearing seat belts.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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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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