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Court rulings on I-35W bridge rattle builders

Court rulings on I-35W bridge rattle builders

After the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed, Minnesota lawmakers had no doubt that as the owner of the bridge the state would be at the center of a legal dispute.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Bridge survivor on 5th anniversary: 'The day I got to live'

Bridge survivor on 5th anniversary: 'The day I got to live'

Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse in downtown Minneapolis. On August 1, 2007, 13 people died and 145 others were injured when one of Minnesota's busiest bridges suddenly fell into the Mississippi River. MPR's Tom Crann checks in with one of the survivors of the collapse, Lindsey Petterson Walz. Even five years later, she says the events of that day still affect her in many ways.
by Tom Crann

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Minn. halfway on goal to repair bridges

Minnesota transportation officials say the state is about halfway toward its goal of repairing or replacing deficient bridges by 2018.

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2 teens killed on I-94 near Hudson

The Wisconsin State Patrol said two teenagers were killed and two others hurt in a rear-end crash on Interstate 94 near Hudson on Monday.
by Tim Nelson

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Electricity grids fail across half of India

India's energy crisis cascaded over half the country Tuesday when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people without government-supplied electricity in one of the world's biggest-ever blackouts.

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3 die on Minn. roads over weekend

Three people died in traffic accidents on Minnesota roads this weekend.
by Tim Nelson

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Calif. roller coaster strands riders for hours

A newly built roller coaster stalled 150 feet above ground Sunday afternoon, stranding a dozen riders for almost two hours at a Northern California amusement park, a park spokeswoman said.

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Crash kills son of SW Minn. State coach

The men's basketball coach at Southwest Minnesota State University is in critical condition after a crash in western Minnesota that killed his 5-month-old son.

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Flood damage to Duluth parks totals $20M

Flood damage to Duluth parks totals $20M

Duluth officials say June's devastating floods caused about $20 million damage to the city's parks.

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Deadly Mpls fire being investigated as possible arson

Arson investigators are examining the site of a large house fire in south Minneapolis early Saturday that killed one occupant and injured four others.
by Rupa Shenoy

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