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Disasters

Water line break floods downtown St. Paul streets

Water line break floods downtown St. Paul streets

An underground water line ruptured early Saturday in downtown St. Paul, flooding several city blocks, causing a widespread drop in water pressure and prompting city officials to warn against drinking tap water.

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Worker burned at Minn. Crystal Sugar factory

Officials are saying little about an accident that seriously burned a worker at the American Crystal Sugar Co. plant in East Grand Forks last week.

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2 who drowned in Lake Minnetonka ID'd

The Hennepin County medical examiner says 31-year-old Harland Dietrich and 87-year-old Mary Ann Haram were both pronounced dead just after 7 p.m. Saturday at Hennepin County Medical Center.

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Flags lowered for Four Chaplains Day

Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered state flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Immortal Four Chaplains Day.

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2 die after plunge into Lake Minnetonka

Two people died after their car went through a Lake Minnetonka channel on Saturday. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner determined both drowned.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Lake Superior guide goes through ice, dies

The Ashland County Sheriff's Office says 34-year-old James Hudson, of Bayfield, broke through in the channel between Long Island and the mainland.

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Fire knocks out power in Sioux Falls

Power may be out until Sunday evening in a four-block area of downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., after a fire damaged an underground electrical transformer.

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Family: Brodkorb improving after crash

The family of fired Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb says he's doing better after crashing his sport utility vehicle on a highway near St. Paul.

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Minneapolis Beek's Pizza damaged by fire

Officials with the Minneapolis Fire Department say one firefighter was injured battling a three-alarm blaze which heavily damaged two south Minneapolis businesses, including a popular pizza joint.
by Brandt Williams

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Missing Minn. man found dead in field

A missing northwestern Minnesota man has been found dead in a field, a possible victim of exposure to the cold.

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