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Dayton asks for storm disaster declaration

Dayton asks for storm disaster declaration

After an ice storm earlier this month caused damages estimated at $26 million, Gov. Mark Dayton is asking for a presidential disaster declaration for a five-county area of southwest Minnesota.
by Mark Steil

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Sandbag walls rise in Fargo ahead of Red River's crest

Sandbag walls rise in Fargo ahead of Red River's crest

In what's almost become a city-wide tradition, Fargo residents went about building sandbag defenses on Friday to hold back the rising Red River.
by Conrad Wilson

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Photos: Fargo flood fighters stack sandbags ahead of Red River's rise

Photos: Fargo flood fighters stack sandbags ahead of Red River's rise

While the Red River is expected to crest just below 38 feet next week at Fargo-Moorhead, sandbag dikes are being constructed to protect to 40 feet.

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Shakopee biomass plant fire contained

Scott County officials say the effort to contain the fire following an explosion at a biomass energy plant could run through the weekend.
by Tim Nelson

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Minneapolis fire near Children's Hospital

Firefighters were trying to put out a blaze Thursday morning at a deli on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis that started at about 3 a.m.

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Bangladesh building collapse kills 149

Rescuers tried to free people believed trapped in the concrete rubble of a building housing mainly garment factories that collapsed in Bangladesh a day after workers complained cracks had developed in the structure. The death toll jumped Thursday to 149 after searchers worked through the night.

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Fargo downsizes Red River flood fight after revised forecast

Fargo downsizes Red River flood fight after revised forecast

After a revised forecast, Fargo is downsizing efforts to fight. Red River flooding. The revision from the National Weather Service on Wednesday means fewer sandbags will be needed to prepare for a river crest expected late next week.
by Dan Gunderson

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Floods could close 2 Grand Forks bridges

Grand Forks officials say that two of the city's three bridges could be closed to cars and people if the Red River reaches the 49-foot mark.

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