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Crews hunt for bodies in icy SD river

A man and a woman are presumed drowned in Sioux Falls after a fast-moving, icy river dragged them away as they tried to save a 6-year-old child who had fallen in, fire officials said Friday.

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Flooded Duluth Radisson closed for weekend

Flooded Duluth Radisson closed for weekend

The Radisson in downtown Duluth is expected to remain closed through the weekend after a water line broke and flooded parts of the hotel's basement causing its guests to find other accommodations.

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I-94 reopened in west-central MN

A 50-mile stretch of Interstate 94 in west-central Minnesota is open again after being closed this morning because of inclement weather.
by Tim Nelson

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Duluth water main break swamps hotel, tunnel

Duluth water main break swamps hotel, tunnel

The break happened during a planned repair project, and flooded the area on the south end of downtown, including an underground pedestrian tunnel and the Duluth Radisson Haborview Hotel.
by Stephanie Hemphill and Tim Nelson

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Evacuation lifted for SW Mpls. gas leak

Evacuation lifted for SW Mpls. gas leak

Minneapolis officials have lifted the evacuation of an area of southwest Minneapolis bounded by 39th and 42nd streets and Upton and Zenith avenues because of a gas leak. Officials say residents can now return to their homes.
by Curtis Gilbert, Tim Nelson and Rupa Shenoy

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Hwy. 169 near Mankato reopens after flooding

The southbound lanes of Highway 169 from St. Peter to Mankato are reopen a day after they were closed because of flooding and mudslides.

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Flooding closes Hwy. 169 from St. Peter to Mankato

The southbound lanes of Highway 169 from St. Peter to Mankato have been closed because of flooding and mudslides.

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Bucklin boys' mom sues over plane crash

Bucklin boys' mom sues over plane crash

The mother of three Minnesota boys who died with their father in a 2010 plane wreck in western Wyoming is suing a company that provides air traffic control services at the Jackson Hole Airport.

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Minn. flood risk increases to normal

Recent snowfall has increased the risk of flooding to normal on parts of the Upper Minnesota and Mississippi River basins.

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Red River flood risk bumped up

Red River flood risk bumped up

Major flooding as defined by the National Weather Service does not pose significant risk for the communities.
by Dan Gunderson

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