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Disasters

Damaged Xcel power plant could be shut down for weeks

Damaged Xcel power plant could be shut down for weeks

A fire and explosion at a coal storage area shut down the Burnsville generating plant on Tuesday.
by Tim Nelson

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Building with carbon monoxide leak lacked detectors

Two women remain listed in critical condition at Hennepin County Medical Center this morning after being overcome Tuesday by a carbon monoxide leak in a Minneapolis apartment building.
by Tim Nelson and Madeleine Baran

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U of M researcher killed in hit-run crash

Police say the man killed by a hit-and-run driver in Minneapolis was a researcher at the University of Minnesota.

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Mpls apartment out of compliance with safety rules

Mpls apartment out of compliance with safety rules

The owner of the Minneapolis building where a carbon monoxide leak injured five people Tuesday failed to comply with safety regulations, the city's fire marshal said.
by Madeleine Baran

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Minneapolis police arrest man in fatal hit-and-run

Minneapolis police have arrested a man in a hit-and-run crash in south Minneapolis that left one person dead and three others injured.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Summit calls for reduction in distracted driving

Making sure drivers keep their eyes on the road will require a network of tough laws, enforcement by police and personal responsibility, the government said Tuesday.

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Xcel reporting metro power outages after strong storms

Xcel reporting metro power outages after strong storms

Hundreds of people remain without power this morning, after a line of severe thunderstorms swept through the Twin Cities area early this morning.
by Tim Nelson

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Woman struck, killed on Minn. highway

The State Patrol says a Becker woman was struck and killed while walking along a highway in Sherburne County.

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Blown-out BP well finally killed at bottom of Gulf

A permanent cement plug sealed BP's well nearly 2.5 miles below the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico, five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

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