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Disasters

Minnesota traffic deaths rise in 2012

Final crash data from 2012 shows a slight increase in fatalities for the first time since 2007, the state Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Body pulled from Chippewa River

Eau Claire police say canoeists spotted the body Monday not far from the Short Street Bridge.

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Investigation over in natural gas explosions

Investigations into a pair of natural gas explosions that destroyed two homes in 2010 have now been closed, according to the State of Minnesota's Office of Pipeline Safety.
by Tim Nelson

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Boat burns on Lake Minnetonka, no injuries

The boat caught fire on Robinson Bay on Sunday. Its occupants got a ride to safety from other boaters.

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Woman dies in apparent Owatonna drowning

Authorities say the woman was found face down in Lake Kohlmier in Owatonna Sunday just before 5 p.m. First responders attempted to revive the woman, who has not been identified.

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Transcripts detail landslide rescuers' initial desperation

Transcripts detail landslide rescuers' initial desperation

Calls to 911 when a landslide buried two children in St. Paul's Lilydale Park last month reveal confusion over how to get emergency help to the victims.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Man dies after falling out of deer stand

A 55-year-old Hibbing man has died after falling from the roof of a deer stand in northeastern Minnesota.

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Infant dies after being left in car seat

Authorities found that the girl had been left in a car seat in a vehicle for what investigators said was an extended period of time.
by Tim Nelson

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3-year-old boy drowns in Nisswa

First responders were called to the east shore of Lake Edna about 6:30 p.m. Monday. The lake is just west of Highway 371.

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Minn. man dies during Canadian fishing trip

A vacationer from southern Minnesota has died after falling out of a boat into a northwestern Ontario lake over the weekend.

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