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Mom, son die in crashes hours apart

A woman and her adult son were killed in separate traffic accidents just hours apart in a Milwaukee suburb.

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Child labor groups upset farm rules being dropped

Child labor groups upset farm rules being dropped

Child labor groups say they are stunned and disappointed that the Obama administration is backing off a plan to keep children from doing the most dangerous farm jobs.

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Water pipes in suspicious bag at MSP

Officials say a brief evacuation of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport today was spurred by a bag containing materials supposedly used for water filtration.
by Annie Baxter

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Teen cyclist struck and killed

A prayer service was planned Thursday evening for a high school senior killed while riding his bike in Minnetonka.

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Some MN burning limits expire Friday

The spring green-up is allowing authorities to lift burning restrictions in 13 Twin Cities metro and central Minnesota counties.

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Cement plant destroyed by fire

Firefighters were called to the Knife River Corp. plant in Otsego early Monday and found part of the roof had already collapsed and flames were visible in the rest of the building.

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Solution for a disaster? House in a box, maybe

In one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, developers have built a prototype house that's aimed at providing a quick housing solution for areas blown away by hurricanes and tornadoes or knocked down by earthquakes.

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