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FEMA official explains denial for flood damage aid

In it's announcement yesterday, FEMA said that "damage to dwellings was not of such severity and magnitude as to warrant the implementation of individual assistance." FEMA spokesperson Richard Gifford discussed the decision with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Owatonna man electrocuted at boatlift

One man is dead and two other people are injured after an extension cord fell into the water from a northern Minnesota boatlift.

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Power back on in downtown Mpls

Power has been restored in downtown Minneapolis after a cable failure led to a fire in an underground electric vault.

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Gas line safety valves resisted

Gas line safety valves resisted

Nearly 90 percent of the nation's gas service lines aren't fitted with cut-off valves. Despite persistent government recommendations, the gas industry has argued that they are unreliable and cost too much to install -- $207 million over 50 years in one industry-commissioned study, more than $1 billion in another estimate.

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Pilot dies in plane crash near Brainerd

The Federal Aviation Administration says a pilot was killed and a passenger was injured when a small plane crashed into Upper Whitefish Lake near Brainerd.

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