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Disasters

Exhibits closed indefinitely at Duluth zoo

Officials at the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth say they will reopen in about a week, but animal exhibits remain closed indefinitely, as they continue to clean up after major flooding last month.
by Dan Kraker

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Sabo bridge shutdown cost more than a million dollars

The Sabo bridge shutdown cost the Met Council, the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County more than $1.1 million.
by Jessica Mador

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Boater found dead on Forest Lake

Searchers located the body of 51-year-old Tod Crawford Thursday about a half a mile from where a pontoon boat was found on Monday.

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'Deadliest' Minn. traffic day wasn't

There were no reported traffic deaths on what was expected to be the deadliest day of the year on Minnesota roads.

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1 dead, 1 injured in Wisconsin crane collapse

Officials say one worker is dead and another is seriously injured after a crane doing bridge work collapsed in Wisconsin.

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Dead NY yacht victims all children

A spokesman for the children who were killed when a yacht full of fireworks watchers capsized on the Fourth of July off New York says it is a family tragedy.

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Iowa gov. OK after choking on carrot

Gov. Terry Branstad of Iowa was briefly hospitalized Wednesday in Los Angeles after choking on food, his spokesman said.

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Minn. drownings are up this summer

The number of summer drownings in Minnesota is one of the highest statewide in a decade.

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3 children found dead in Iowa river

Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper says the two girls, one 7 and the other 9, and one 7-year-old boy found Wednesday night in the Iowa River were family members.

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This summer is 'what global warming looks like'

This summer is 'what global warming looks like'

Is it just freakish weather or something more? Climate scientists suggest that if you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, take a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks.

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