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Florida helicopter crash kills two Mayo employees

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the helicopter crashed about 12 miles northeast of Palatka, Fla.

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MnDOT pays $30,000 penalty in worker's death

MnDOT pays $30,000 penalty in worker's death

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has paid a $30,000 penalty for serious safety violations in the death of a worker clearing floodwaters last spring.

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New FAA rules to help end flying while sleepy

The government told passenger airlines Wednesday they'll have to do more to ensure pilots aren't too tired to fly, nearly three years after the deadly western New York crash of a regional airliner flown by two exhausted pilots.

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State: Many smoke detectors in Mora fire not working

State: Many smoke detectors in Mora fire not working

The Minnesota Fire Marshal's office says many of the smoke detectors were not working in the Mora apartment building where three people died in a fire last week.

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8 kids hurt when semi and bus collide in NW Minn.

The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi-trailer has collided with a school bus in northwestern Minnesota, causing the bus to overturn. The eight children on the bus were taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Metrodome roof collapse was a year ago Monday

Metrodome roof collapse was a year ago Monday

It's been almost exactly one year since three panels of the Metrodome roof collapsed after a storm dropped 17 inches of snow in 24 hours, and Metrodome officials are ready to mark the anniversary on Monday night.
by Tim Nelson

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Sheriff: 3 dead, 1 critically injured in Mora fire

Sheriff: 3 dead, 1 critically injured in Mora fire

Three people are dead and another critically injured after an apartment fire in the east-central Minnesota town of Mora.

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2011 Thanksgiving travel might be Minn.'s safest

Minnesota may have experienced its safest Thanksgiving travel period on record.

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