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Anhydrous ammonia trucker dies after crash

The driver of a truck carrying anhyrdous ammonia hit by a train last week has died. Eric Westin, of Pine City, was being treated at the St. Cloud Hospital.
by Tim Nelson

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Buffaloes trample 2 boys in western Minn.

Authorities in western Minnesota say buffaloes trampled two young boys who wandered into a fenced-in area.

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Semi-trailer crash on I-94 kills driver

Authorities in Wisconsin are investigating a fatal semi-trailer crash just east of the state line on Interstate 94.
by Tim Nelson

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Anhydrous ammonia cleanup near Murdock

Students at Murdock Elementary School in west-central Minnesota are expected to return to their classrooms Wednesday after a leak of anhydrous ammonia prompted a precautionary evacuation.
by Matt Sepic

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Minn. hiker found dead in Yosemite

A hiker who went missing in Yosemite National Park has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff, authorities said.

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Train, semi collision releases chemical

Train, semi collision releases chemical

Authorities say a collision between a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train and a semi carrying anhydrous ammonia injured at least five people.
by Matt Sepic and Conrad Wilson

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Edina man missing in Yosemite

Authorities say 73-year-old Kenneth Stensby was hiking Vernal Fall solo when he disappeared.

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Red River cities focus on permanent flood protection

Red River cities focus on permanent flood protection

Residents of Fargo-Moorhead are cleaning up sandbags and removing temporary levees after the Red River's crest last week. As it turned out, most of that preparation wasn't needed for this year's flood. Both cities are now turning their attention back to building permanent levees and flood walls.
by Dan Gunderson and Nathaniel Minor

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Minn. prepares to dispose of I-35W bridge parts

Minnesota's House of Representatives has voted to give victims, historians and engineers a chance to claim some of the crumpled steel from the deadly 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge before the rest is sold for scrap.

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