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Feds probe Ford Explorer power steering problems

Feds probe Ford Explorer power steering problems

Federal safety regulators are investigating complaints that the power steering can fail on 2011 Ford Explorer SUVs.

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Contaminated food warnings issued; Coast Guard rescues Thomson residents

Contaminated food warnings issued; Coast Guard rescues Thomson residents

Fruits and vegetables planted in flood-damaged areas of northeast Minnesota could be contaminated and should not be eaten, the Minnesota Agriculture Department is warning.

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Map: Flood Path

Map of current and projected flooding
by William Lager

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Minn. man dies during regatta on Wis. lake

A Minnesota man has died after he was thrown from his sailboat during a regatta on a Wisconsin lake.

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Photos: Moose Lake residents fight rising flood waters

Photos: Moose Lake residents fight rising flood waters

Outlying communities southwest of Duluth, including Moose Lake, spent much of the day doing whatever they could do to fend of rapidly rising water.

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Eyewitnesses describe frantic search for loose Duluth zoo animals

Eyewitnesses describe frantic search for loose Duluth zoo animals

As heavy rain flooded the Lake Superior Zoo Tuesday night, no one was there to notice that a polar bear and two seals had escaped from their enclosures. What happened?
by Madeleine Baran

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8-year-old recounts ride through culvert

An 8-year-old boy who was sucked into a culvert during record-setting rain in Duluth says his six-block ride through the storm sewer felt like 100 miles.

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After deluge, Duluth will turn to federal government for help

After deluge, Duluth will turn to federal government for help

Duluth is beginning the arduous task of taking stock of the devastating damage left behind from Wednesday's historic floods, but this much is clear: The city is going to need to helping hand from the federal government to put itself back together again.
by Dan Kraker

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Photos: Duluth seals, bear moved to Como Zoo

Photos: Duluth seals, bear moved to Como Zoo

The harbor seal that made headlines for being photographed after escaping from the Lake Superior Zoo during the torrential rain and flooding that inundated Duluth has a new, temporary home.

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