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Delano-based company's playground Slalom Glider slides recalled

Delano-based company's playground Slalom Glider slides recalled

A Delano-based playground equipment maker is involved in a voluntary product recall after more than a dozen children were injured using its slide called the Slalom Glider.
by Brandt Williams

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Security-related problem found at Minn. nuclear plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says it found a security-related problem at the Prairie Island nuclear plant that requires additional inspections.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Flood outlook favorable for Red River Valley

The flood outlook for the Red River in eastern North Dakota is focusing on a word that hasn't been used much by the National Weather Service in recent years: minor.

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Wyoming copter crash kills rescuer and MN snowmobiler

Teton County sheriff's officials say the chopper had reached the snowmobiler, 53-year-old Steven Anderson of Morris, Minn., and his party but was leaving to get more help when it crashed Wednesday.

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Hundreds dead in Honduras prison fire

Hundreds dead in Honduras prison fire

The fire broke out Tuesday night at a prison in Comayagua, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa.

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Chemical accident shuts down water treatment plant

A chemical accident Tuesday afternoon has shut down one of the two water treatment plants that serve Minneapolis.
by Matt Sepic

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Central Minn. farm fatality victim identified

The victim of a fatal farm accident in Stearns County has been identified.

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13 motorists killed in January weren't buckled up

State Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske says the fatalities show that by not buckling up, motorists are giving up their best defense.

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ND man survives nail gun shooting in head

Jeff Luptak says was sure he was going to die when he hit the trigger of his nail gun, propelling a three-inch nail into his skull.

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Minnesota storm chaser Andy Gabrielson killed in crash

Gabrielson had been chasing storms in Texas and was headed home on Saturday. He was from Minnesota.

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