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Calif. wildfire nearly doubles in size, burns into Yosemite Park

A California wildfire burst into Yosemite National Park on Friday after growing to more than 105,620 acres, the U.S. Forestry Service says. More than 2,000 firefighting personnel are working on the blaze known as the Rim Fire, which is only 2 percent contained.

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101-year-old dies after being struck by cop car

A 101-year-old woman died Wednesday after being hit by a St. Paul police vehicle last week.

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Boy who lost feet in train accident improving

The young boy who lost both feet in a train accident last week in St. Paul is hospitalized in fair condition.

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Human remains found in ashes of hunting shack

St. Louis County authorities say human remains have been found in the ashes of a hunting shack near Tower in northeastern Minnesota.

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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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