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Grateful Ely watches, regroups after wildfire

Grateful Ely watches, regroups after wildfire

Residents of Ely are regrouping after an extremely close call Thursday after a wildfire burned to within a couple hundred yards of the Iron Range town's southeastern edge.
by Dan Kraker

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After the Mpls. tornado, herons find a new home

After the Mpls. tornado, herons find a new home

It was just about a year ago that a tornado struck north Minneapolis, causing the deaths of two residents and millions of dollars in damage. Another casualty was a great blue heron rookery on an island in the Mississippi River. This week, MPR's Tom Crann took a tour of the herons' new home on a different island, and learned they're doing just fine.
by Tom Crann and Jayne Solinger

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Fire near Ely slowing down

Fire near Ely slowing down

As firefighters continue to battle the wildfire south of Ely, authorities have lifted the evacuation order within city limits.
by Jon Collins

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Deer herd crashes through Moorhead mall window

Shoppers at Scheels and the Moorhead Center Mall got a surprise this weekend.

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2 killed in house fire caused by lightning

Investigators believe a lightning strike ignited a house fire in Blue Earth that killed two people.

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Mail workers hold drill for possible attack

Workers with the U.S. Postal Service will deliver empty pill bottles to homes in the metro area Sunday in a drill to test how well they can deliver medicine in the event of a terror attack.

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Junior Seau found dead at Calif. home

Police say former NFL star Junior Seau has been found dead in an apparent suicide at his home in Southern California.

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Expert to parents: Secure window screens

Safety experts are reminding parents to take care when opening windows to ensure children don't fall or jump out.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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New MN EMT danger: Chemical suicides

Washington County Sheriff's Cmdr. Brian Mueller says his department dealt with its first case over the weekend.

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BNSF settles in Anoka crash

A long legal battle for the families of four young people who died in a train crash in Anoka is over after the railroad decided not to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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