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Cyclist dies in collision with snowplow in Fridley

A 46-year-old bicyclist is dead after he collided with a private snowplow in Anoka County.

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Amtrak's Empire Builder strikes vehicle in Wis.

Graham says the collision happened in the Town of Ixonia about 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Freeport residents stunned by Swany White Flour fire

Freeport residents stunned by Swany White Flour fire

Freeport residents are in shock after a fire destroyed the very thing that many say put the central Minnesota town on the map.
by Conrad Wilson

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Mayo heart surgeon, technician die in Fla. helicopter crash

Killed were heart surgeon Dr. Luis Bonilla, procurement technician David Hines and the pilot, whose name wasn't released.

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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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