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MnDOT IDs worker whose backhoe was swept away

MnDOT IDs worker whose backhoe was swept away

Authorities say a backhoe operator is presumed dead after his machine was swept into the Minnesota River while clearing debris between St. Peter and Mankato.

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Storm delays start of Red River Valley flood fight

Weather has delayed the sandbagging start in the Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., area.

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New Ulm building berm against Minnesota River

New Ulm is building a berm to protect itself against the Minnesota River.

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Mankato, North Mankato ready for high water

Officials in the Minnesota River cities of Mankato and North Mankato have a simple plan for high water: they'll patrol their 37-foot floodwalls and close some low-lying roads and parks.

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Little evidence of damage from fire in Soudan mine

Little evidence of damage from fire in Soudan mine

The state Department of Natural Resources has not determined a cause for a blaze in the main shaft of the Soudan Underground Mine State Park in northeastern Minnesota.
by Bob Kelleher

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Flooding closes roads in Minnesota River valley

The state Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol have closed Highway 19 from Highway 169 to Henderson. Highway 93 is suggested as an alternate route.

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2 people dead in southcentral Wis. plane crash

The Federal Aviation Administration says two people have died in the crash of a single-engine plane in south central Wisconsin.

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DNR: Soudan mine fire 99 percent out

DNR: Soudan mine fire 99 percent out

A three-man crew that made it to the bottom of the Soudan Mine in northern Minnesota Sunday afternoon didn't find an active fire.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Missing high school student found in Wis. forest

A 15-year-old Minnesota girl who went missing in the Ottawa National Forest has been found safe after an extensive search by more than 20 agencies from Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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