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Disasters

Teen who died at Minn. water park identified

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has released the name of the 17-year-old boy who died at a Brooklyn Park water park.

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Minnesota's summer of tornadoes

Minnesota's summer of tornadoes

The largest outbreak of tornadoes in Minnesota history took place on June 17th, when 48 touched down across the state. Meteorologists will gather tomorrow night at the University of St. Thomas to discuss what we've learned from that day.

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Q&A: Cholera 'a devastating blow' in Haiti, relief worker says

Q&A: Cholera 'a devastating blow' in Haiti, relief worker says

Deb Ingersoll, who works for the American Refugee Committee in Haiti, discussed the Cholera relief efforts Tuesday with MPR's Tom Crann.
by Tom Crann

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Car-struck deer flies through windshield, out back

A Minnesota family heading for pizza on the first day of hunting season bagged a deer instead, when a small buck struck by an oncoming car flew through their windshield and out their rear window.

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Benefit Sunday for tornado-ravaged Wadena

Months after a devastating tornado struck Wadena, a benefit will be held this weekend to help the still-recovering Minnesota town.

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Panel: Dollars did not trump safety in Gulf spill

Panel: Dollars did not trump safety in Gulf spill

A presidentially ordered investigation of the oil spill challenges congressional claims that BP and others made decisions that sacrificed safety to cut costs.

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4 injured in opening weekend of Minn. deer season

Two of the incidents were in separate incidents in Otter Tail County. No fatalities have been reported.

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Haiti 'got very lucky' as Tomas skirted island

Haiti 'got very lucky' as Tomas skirted island

Most everyone in Haiti was relieved that the country did not suffer what could have been its first big disaster since the January earthquake.

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Tropical storm forces Minn. aid group to evacuate Haiti camp

A Minnesota-based aid group says it had to evacuate one of its camps in Haiti because of Tropical Storm Tomas.

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7 students escape SCSU fire

Seven students escaped a house fire in the St. Cloud State University campus neighborhood.

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