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Young Lutheran pastors rebuild their lives after Haiti tragedy

Young Lutheran pastors rebuild their lives after Haiti tragedy

Eleven months after the earthquake in Haiti, Renee Splichal Larson is doing what she and her husband had hoped to do together: serve a Lutheran congregation. Benjamin Larson died when the orphanage where he was staying with his wife and cousin collapsed.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Sebeka man dies in central Minn. logging accident

The Cass County Sheriff's Office says it responded to a logging accident in the Pillsbury State Forest near Pillager in central Minnesota shortly after 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

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Small Minn. town continues tornado repairs

Residents of the small Minnesota town of Almora continue repairing homes six months after a deadly outbreak of tornadoes.

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Minivan slams into hanging semi in Wis.

Four Minnesota residents are injured after their minivan slammed into a semi trailer hanging over the edge of an overpass near Mauston.

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NTSB issues report on 2009 plane crash near Mahnomen

The plane, piloted by Andrew Lindberg of Farmington, disappeared while flying to a hunting destination to meet his father in Hallock.
by Bob Collins

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1982: Metrodome deflates

1982: Metrodome deflates

A brief history of the deflating dome.
by Dan Olson and Marc Sanchez

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Backers of 9/11 responders bill optimistic

Backers of 9/11 responders bill optimistic

Backers of a bill in Congress to help people who became sick after working in the World Trade Center dust created by the Sept. 11 attacks said Sunday they're optimistic the Senate will approve the measure before the lame-duck session ends.

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2010's world gone wild: Quakes, floods, blizzards

2010's world gone wild: Quakes, floods, blizzards

Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, blizzards, landslides and droughts killed at least a quarter million people in 2010 -- the deadliest year in more than a generation.

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