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Police: Drivers, motorcyclists need to share road

As warmer weather brings more motorcyclists out on Minnesota roads, Minneapolis police are urging all motorists to work together to prevent accidents.

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Girl, 9, dies in ATV accident near Silver Lake

A 9-year-old girl is dead after an all-terrain vehicle accident in central Minnesota.

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Klobuchar to view rebuilding in tornado-hit Wadena

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar will take part in Friday's groundbreaking for a new Wadena-Deer Creek High School, replacing the one destroyed by a tornado last year.

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Police officer wounded in training accident

The Lino Lakes officer was struck with a round while he was participating in training at the Anoka County Law Enforcement Range.
by Madeleine Baran

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Rare images from a flood

Rare images from a flood

The south prepares for major flooding. The north cleans up after it.
by Bob Collins

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Collision sends Metro Transit bus into building in St. Paul

Collision sends Metro Transit bus into building in St. Paul

A Metro Transit bus and a passenger vehicle collided Wednesday morning in downtown St. Paul, causing the bus to hit the Alliance Bank Center building, transit police said.
by Jessica Mador and Laura Yuen

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Victim of St. Paul fire identified

The victim of a fatal fire in St. Paul has been identified. Officials say the body of 85-year-old Marion Louis Smith was found after firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at her home Monday afternoon.

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Truck driver indicted in accident that killed two

A grand jury has indicted 37-year-old Jason Styrbicky of Buffalo in a crash that killed two drivers and an unborn child and released thousands of bees in Lakeville last year.

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Death toll in Wednesday's storms hits 329

Death toll in Wednesday's storms hits 329

As crews combed the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in nearly eight decades, survivors were left trying to figure out how to put their lives back together.

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Tornado survivors had minutes to seek refuge

Tornado survivors had minutes to seek refuge

Those who escaped the twisters that killed nearly 300 across six states tell tales of having just minutes or mere seconds to make life-and-death decisions.

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