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Outsmarting a river with a mind of its own

Outsmarting a river with a mind of its own

When the Red River comes calling in March, it will try to destroy this neighborhood by finding the weak spot among neighbors.
by Bob Collins

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Empty train cars fall off rail bridge in Duluth

Empty train cars fall off rail bridge in Duluth

Two empty rail cars fell off a Duluth railroad bridge on Thursday morning. The cars landed in a brushy area, not far from where the bridge crosses busy Grand Avenue in West Duluth.
by Bob Kelleher

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Man freed after being trapped underneath railroad car

Emergency responders worked for nearly two hours Thursday to free a man trapped underneath a railroad car at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe yard in south central Minnesota.

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Father, daughter killed in crash near Foley

Benton County authorities say a father and daughter were killed and two others were hurt after the family's minivan was broadsided by a car that failed to halt at a stop sign.

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18-year-old dies in truck-train crash near Austin

A high school senior who was off from school on a snow day has died in a truck-train crash near Austin in southern Minnesota.

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Fire at United Taconite forces evacuation

No injuries are reported after fire forced an evacuation at a taconite plant on northeastern Minnesota's Iron Range.

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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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