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March 26, 2012 3:35 PM

U study: Minn. primary seat belt law helped reduce traffic deaths

A University of Minnesota study says the number of traffic deaths in the state has dropped much lower than it would have thanks to a new seat belt law.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 25, 2012 4:54 PM

Body recovered under St. Paul bridge

Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found wedged along a railroad bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Paul.

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March 23, 2012 11:16 AM

DPS: Warm spring pushes up traffic deaths

State officials suspect Minnesota's unseasonably mild winter has been a big factor in a spike in traffic deaths.

by Martin Moylan

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March 22, 2012 2:44 PM

5 more bodies found in Concordia cruise wreck

Search crews in Italy have found five more bodies in the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck a reef off an Italian island in January.

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March 22, 2012 11:56 AM

Minn. teen struck and killed while lying on highway

The Minnesota State Patrol says a teenager was struck and killed on a Carver County highway after wrapping himself in a dark blanket and lying down on the road before sunrise.

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March 22, 2012 7:46 AM

Man dies in St. Paul garage fire

Officials say a man has died in a garage fire in St. Paul. Firefighters say crews found the unattached garage fully engulfed in flames by the time they arrived early Thursday morning.

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March 22, 2012 6:51 AM

Relatively quiet night in Wis. 'boom' town

If the number of phone calls to police is any indication, it was a relatively quiet night in the eastern Wisconsin community of Clintonville, where intermittent booms have awakened residents for several nights.

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March 21, 2012 7:37 PM

Q&A: Councilman Samuels on tornado recovery

It's been ten months since a tornado tore through north Minneapolis causing more than $16 million in damage to public infrastructure. City Council Member Don Samuels, who represents much of that area, speaks with MPR News.

by Tom Crann