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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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Flight makes emergency landing; students OK

A Delta spokesman says the plane took off from LaGuardia Airport Sunday evening and made an emergency landing when crew members detected an electrical smell.
by Annie Baxter

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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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Pakistani passenger jet crashes

The aircraft was traveling from Karachi to Islamabad when it burst into flames.

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Check insurance coverage before tornadoes hit, officials urge

Check insurance coverage before tornadoes hit, officials urge

This year, severe weather started early and state and local officials are reminding Minnesotans how to react when violent weather strikes. They urge homeowners and renters to make sure they are up to date with their insurance policies.
by Brandt Williams

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Minnesota couple among 5 identified from cruise ship disaster

Minnesota couple among 5 identified from cruise ship disaster

Italian officials say they have identified the bodies of an American couple and two German nationals who perished when the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized.

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Senser pleads not guilty to third felony charge

Senser pleads not guilty to third felony charge

Amy Senser pleaded not guilty to a third felony charge for criminal vehicular homicide in the death of Anousone Phanthavong last summer.
by Brandt Williams

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Man caught before jumping onto I-94

Police and firefighters called upon a half-dozen semi drivers Monday morning to help save a man from jumping off a bridge onto Interstate 94 near downtown Minneapolis.
by Alex Friedrich

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BBC's Titanic 100: We survived

Just over 700 people escaped from the Titanic after it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on the night of 14 April 1912. More than 1,500 others were not so fortunate.

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