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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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Ginger Bucklin says family overwhelmed by support during tragedy

Ginger Bucklin says family overwhelmed by support during tragedy

Family and friends of a Minneapolis man killed in a small plane crash with his three sons are offering their thanks to well-wishers and searchers.
by Tim Nelson

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Fire burns Rock Island Swing Bridge

Fire burns Rock Island Swing Bridge

Firefighters in Inver Grove Heights are working to put out a fire on the Rock Island Swing Bridge, the double-decker bridge spans the Mississippi River.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Park board approves site for I-35W bridge memorial

Park board approves site for I-35W bridge memorial

The Remembrance Garden will honor the 13 people who died and the 145 who were injured after the bridge collapsed during evening rush hour on Aug. 1, 2007.
by Anissa Stocks

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Fargo flood control tax not supported by all

A majority of Cass County voters living outside a proposed Fargo-Moorhead diversion channel voted Tuesday against a half-cent sales tax to pay for it.

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NTSB: Pilot battled to keep altitude before crash in Wyoming mountains

The pilot of a small plane radioed that he couldn't maintain altitude because of mountain wind currents shortly before the plane crashed in northwest Wyoming, killing all four people aboard, federal investigators say.

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Wyo. sheriff: No survivors in crash of small plane

Wyo. sheriff: No survivors in crash of small plane

The wreckage of a small plane carrying four members of a Minneapolis family has been found in a rugged Wyoming mountain range a week after it disappeared, and searchers said there were no survivors.

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