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2 victims recovered from Cass Co. lake

The bodies of two men have been recovered from a Cass County lake after their boat capsized in strong wind.

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Girl, 6, wakes up to alert family to fire

A 6-year-old who woke up to find her pillow smoldering alerted her family and helped them escape a fire that destroyed their rural Deer River home.

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Wooden Leg fire threatening BWCA now contained

Officials say the Wooden Leg fire that had threatened to ignite a highly flammable area of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is completely contained.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Power outage hampers 87 Minn. libraries

A power outage in Rochester has made it hard to check out a book in much of southeastern Minnesota.

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Woman dies in St. Paul house fire

Fire officials say a woman has died in an early morning house fire in St. Paul.

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MN student dies after van rear-ends bus

Byron Public Schools are offering grief counselors to students and staff after a 17-year-old student died when her minivan rear-ended a school bus.

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BWCA firefighters in 'mop-up' mode

BWCA firefighters in 'mop-up' mode

A 50-acre wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area near Ely is about 40 percent contained, but crews now have their hands full battling three new small fires in the area.
by Laura Yuen

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Missing man found dead in NE Minn.

A hiker in St. Louis County has discovered the body of a man missing for four months.

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Rochester cleans up from storm damage

Crews are working to clear the main streets in Rochester after a powerful storm swept through, knocked down some trees, scattered debris and ignited a house fire.

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BWCA fire still burning near Ely

BWCA fire still burning near Ely

Firefighters attacked a wildfire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by air while ground crews built containment lines northwest of Ely.
by Dan Kraker

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