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Sabo bridge closure extended after more damage found

Sabo bridge closure extended after more damage found

Last week, a metal plate connecting a pair of cables to the bridge broke and fell. The city closed the bridge after engineers found another damaged plate nearby. Now they say two more plates are cracked and need repair.
by Brandt Williams

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Will Ohio shooting change school safety measures?

Will Ohio shooting change school safety measures?

The deadly school shooting at Chardon High School in Ohio Monday reminds us that these events are rare, but highly disturbing. Tom Weber talks to a youth violence specialist to find out if this event changes anything in regards to school safety and how schools have adapted since the tragic events at Columbine High School in Colorado.

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Fiery I-94 crash closes westbound lanes near Hudson

Authorities now say the westbound lanes of Interstate 94, just west of Hudson, Wis., could be closed well into Monday afternoon after a tanker truck crashed into a bridge and burst into flames near the Roberts exit.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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BP oil spill trial delayed as parties try to find settlement

BP oil spill trial delayed as parties try to find settlement

This was supposed to be the week that BP and other companies went on trial for the nation's worst off-shore oil spill. But the judge in the case yesterday delayed the start of the trial for one week as the parties, including the government, try to find a settlement.
by Tom Weber

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At least 2 killed in southern Minn. crash

At least two men are dead after a car crash on the south end of Austin.

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Man, 45, dies in NE Minnesota snowmobile crash

A snowmobiler has died after crashing into a tree on a trail in northeastern Minnesota.

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Sabo Bridge remains closed over safety concerns

Sabo Bridge remains closed over safety concerns

Bridge experts are evaluating the safety of the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis to determine when the pedestrian and bicycle crossing can reopen.
by Jessica Mador

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NDSU mourns 4 Twin Cities students killed in car crash

NDSU mourns 4 Twin Cities students killed in car crash

Nearly 1,000 North Dakota State University students gathered last night to remember Lauren Peterson, Megan Sample, Danielle Renninger and Jordan Playle, who died Monday in a crash on I-94.
by Dan Gunderson

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