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National Guard to fight blaze in northwestern MN

The Minnesota National Guard will help fight a blaze in the northwestern corner of the state, near the city of Greenbush in Roseau County.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Hot, dry conditions slow containment of BWCA fire

Crews in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area will be facing hot and dry conditions for the rest of the week as they work to fight the Pagami Creek fire, which is still 71 percent contained.
by Dan Kraker

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Oakdale students deal with deaths of 2 schoolmates

Students at a suburban Twin Cities school are getting emotional support after the deaths of two schoolmates and their father in a motor home fire near the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

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Dangerous fire conditions across southern Minn.

Burning restrictions are in place across much of southern Minnesota this week because of the high fire risk.

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Taxes hastened Somalia's famine, militant retreat

Taxes hastened Somalia's famine, militant retreat

The withdrawal of Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebels from their bases in Mogadishu and severe food shortages in southern Somalia may be linked to the same problem familiar to politicians the world over: tax collections.

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North Minneapolis embarks on post-tornado tree replacement

North Minneapolis embarks on post-tornado tree replacement

North Minneapolis begins another phase of tornado recovery on Sunday as residents plant trees to replace the hundreds felled by the storm four months ago.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Fire destroys food booth at Renaissance Festival

Fire destroys food booth at Renaissance Festival

Fire destroyed a food booth at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival Friday morning and damaged some nearby attractions.
by Tim Nelson

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DNR lifting last of Minn. campfire restrictions

The Department of Natural Resources is lifting the remaining campfire restrictions in northeastern Minnesota on Friday.

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1 killed, 1 injured in motorcycle-deer crash

One person has died and another has been critically injured in a collision between a motorcycle and a deer in Stearns County.

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Driver flees I-94/Highway 280 cone zone crash

State Patrol spokesman Eric Roeske said a sedan carrying at least three people was southbound on the freeway entrance ramp to westbound I-94 when it hit a dumpster and a water truck.
by Tim Nelson

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