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First responders to donate $10,000 to St. Paul house fire victims

First responders to donate $10,000 to St. Paul house fire victims

Firefighters and community members joined the family of Pa Cheng Vang to mourn the death of four children and pray for the recovery of three other people injured in the Jan. 3 fire. 
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Fourth child dies from injuries suffered in St. Paul house fire

Fourth child dies from injuries suffered in St. Paul house fire

A fourth child has died from injuries suffered in an early morning house fire last week in St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood.
by Peter Cox

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Sheriff speaks on ice safety, burden of continual rescues on Upper Red Lake

Sheriff speaks on ice safety, burden of continual rescues on Upper Red Lake

Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs told MPR News this year has been an anomaly as people generally get stranded on the popular fishing lake during a two-week period: Thanksgiving to early or mid-December.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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17-year-old student kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

17-year-old student kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

Authorities say a 17-year-old student opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others. Thursday morning's shooting had students at Perry High School barricading themselves in offices, ducking into classrooms and fleeing.
by The Associated Press

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Plane catches fire on runway at Japan's Haneda airport after collision, passengers reportedly safe

Plane catches fire on runway at Japan's Haneda airport after collision, passengers reportedly safe

A plane has caught fire on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport after colliding with a Japanese coast guard aircraft, officials said. Local TV reported that all occupants of the passenger plane, believed to total 379 people, got out safely.
by The Associated Press

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