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Fire crews battling Plymouth apartment blaze

Crews are battling a five-alarm fire at a large apartment complex in the western Twin Cities.

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Coon Rapids boy, 13, killed in snowmobile crash

A 13-year-old Coon Rapids boy died Sunday after his snowmobile went over a snow bank and hit a group of trees, authorities said.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Sartell man killed as snowmobiles collide

The Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office says a 31-year-old man from Sartell was killed after two snowmobiles collided on a frozen lake.

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Roseville building evacuated, 9 sick in natural gas leak

Up to 200 people were evacuated and nine reported flu-like symptoms after a suspected natural gas leak in Roseville Friday morning, authorities said.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Officials say spring flooding could be serious in Minnesota

Officials say spring flooding could be serious in Minnesota

Officials say there's a potential for serious flooding in the Twin Cities area and across Minnesota this spring.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Moorhead gets another $1M for flood buyouts

The new money follows a $2 million grant announced earlier this month, meaning the city will have a total of $3 million to spend on buyouts in February.

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Anglers clung for life on Lake Superior ice

Two Wisconsin men are grateful to be alive after surviving two terrifying hours on ice floes in Lake Superior as heavy waves crashed around them.

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Downed wire halts light-rail service in Mpls.

A Metro Transit spokesman says light-rail service has been halted in downtown Minneapolis because of a downed wire that powers the trains from overhead.
by Dan Olson

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On anniversary of Challenger explosion, how we deal with tragedy

On anniversary of Challenger explosion, how we deal with tragedy

Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Midmorning examines what lessons the nation has learned about coping with disaster since the Challenger exploded before our eyes in 1986.

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High winds strand Minn. climber on Mt. McKinley

Brutal weather conditions have hampered the efforts of a Minnesota man who's trying to become the first solo climber to reach the summit of Alaska's Mount McKinley in January.

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