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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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Carbon monoxide apparent cause of fish house death

Kandiyohi County sheriff's officials say the death of a man found unresponsive in a fish house is apparently the result of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Flood insurance deadline nears in Red River Valley

Officials are urging homeowners living along the Red River not to wait too long to buy flood insurance this year because another major spring flood is looking more and more likely.

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Moorhead council considers $500K for flood prep

Moorhead council considers $500K for flood prep

Moorhead City Council members are considering spending up to $500,000 from the city's reserves to prepare for spring flooding in the Red River Valley.

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1 killed in snowmobile crash in Chisago Co.

A man has died after a head-on snowmobile crash near Taylors Falls. The driver of the other sled remains hospitalized in St. Paul.

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