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Falling tree kills Eden Prairie woman

An Eden Prairie woman died Friday after being pinned under a 90-year-old basswood tree.
by Nancy Lebens

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Wildfire cut off Hotshots' access to safety zone

Wildfire cut off Hotshots' access to safety zone

An erratic wildfire driven by ferocious and shifting winds curled around the location of a team of Arizona Hotshot firefighters, cutting off their access to a safety zone and creating a death trap that quickly consumed them.

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3 die in motorcycle crashes July 4

Three died in two separate motorcycle crashes on July 4. Benjamin Jones, 24, was killed after hitting an SUV in St. Louis county. Terrance Armstrong, 57, and Kari Armstrong, 47, died on I-35 in Pine county.
by Rupa Shenoy

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AZ town honors 19 fallen wildfire fighters

AZ town honors 19 fallen wildfire fighters

On a day meant to ponder the nation's birth, and those who built and defended it over 237 years, Prescott, Arizona's residents had 19 of their neighbors, their friends, their relatives to remember: The 19 wildfire fighters who died last Sunday fighting a massive blaze 60 miles from Phoenix.

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Interactive: Deadly wildfires across nation

Interactive map, photos and video of deadly blazes across the United States.

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Site where Arizona firefighters died to be examined

Site where Arizona firefighters died to be examined

Fire investigators seeking to determine what went wrong when 19 firefighters died were expected to make their way to the site where the bodies were found to get their first look at the scene, a mountainous spot about a quarter-mile southwest of Yarnell, Ariz.

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Teams looking for US senator's brother find body

Teams looking for the brother of Colorado Sen. Mark Udall in western Wyoming's Wind River Range have found his body, the family said Wednesday night.

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North Shore motel damaged by fire

An explosion and fire at a North Shore motel Wednesday injured two people and destroyed a building at the Lake Breeze Motel Resort on Scenic Highway 61.
by Matt Sepic

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Dayton issues emergency declaration for storm-struck areas

An emergency declaration has been issued for more than two dozen Minnesota counties affected by recent thunderstorms.
by Matt Sepic

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St. Paul tackles big Mississippi River logjam

St. Paul tackles big Mississippi River logjam

St. Paul city officials say a logjam on the Mississippi River could be a safety concern. Many of the floating branches and debris are leftovers from the recent storms.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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