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NWS: S. Minn. could see significant spring floods

The National Weather Service in Minnesota says that the southern part of the state could be in for a second straight spring of significant flooding.
by Tim Nelson

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Panel: Gulf oil spill could happen again

Panel: Gulf oil spill could happen again

Disasters like the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig could happen again without significant reform, according to the conclusions of a presidential panel that has the companies involved in the nation's largest oil spill pointing fingers at each other again.

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OSHA clears Minn. Power work site in electrocution

A state Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation has found no hazards at a Minnesota Power work site where a company employee was electrocuted last September.

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St. Cloud City Hall search finds no intruder

St. Cloud City Hall search finds no intruder

A police search of St. Cloud's City Hall has failed to find a possible burglary suspect, according to Mayor Dave Kleis.

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Crews clean up corn mash spill at Claremont plant

Employees have finished cleaning up after a fermentation tank collapsed in southern Minnesota, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of corn mash.

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Cause of fire that killed 2 women ruled accidental

Minneapolis fire officials said Tuesday the cause of a blaze that killed two women last month was accidental.

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Duluth towers resident dies after fire

An unattended cigarette apparently caused a fire that killed a man living in a Duluth high-rise.

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Snowmobiler who died in icy lake identified

Authorities have identified the teenager who died after he and another young man crashed through the ice on a north central Minnesota lake.

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Up to fifth of Duluth hydrants don't work in cold

When firefighters responded to a blaze at a Duluth business last week, they found two of the seven hydrants nearby didn't work.

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Highway closed after massive accident

A chain reaction car crash near Fargo yesterday has made national news. Dozens and dozens of cars plowed into one another on Interstate 94 outside of Fargo. The freeway is closed between Jamestown, N.D. and Alexandria, Minn. because of bad road conditions and abandoned vehicles. Jim Thorson, the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Cass County, N.D., talked to MPR's Cathy Wurzer about the situation.
by Cathy Wurzer

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