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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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Cement flows for permanent plug of BP's Gulf well

Cement flows for permanent plug of BP's Gulf well

Crews pumped cement into BP's blown-out oil well thousands of feet below the sea bottom Saturday, working to finally seal the runaway well.

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Helicopter crashes into NE Minn lake

A pilot was rescued after crashing his helicopter into a northeastern Minnesota lake early Friday.

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Safety advocate dies in highway crash

A man who founded a non-profit agency aimed at keeping Minnesota roadways safe has died in a highway crash in Chisago County.

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Allen: Blown-out Gulf well to be sealed by Sunday

The U.S. government's point man on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill said Wednesday that BP's blown-out well is expected to be permanently sealed and declared dead by Sunday, nearly five months after a rig explosion set off the disaster.

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Rep. Oberstar talks pipeline safety

Rep. Oberstar talks pipeline safety

A pair of serious accidents in recent months have raised new questions about the safety of a key part of our nation's infrastructure -- underground energy pipelines. A gas transmission line ruptured in California last week and killed seven. Oil pipelines have sprung leaks in Michigan and Illinois this year -- and both belong to a company with about 1,400 miles of pipeline in Minnesota. The U.S. House Transportation Committee will have a hearing on pipeline safety in Washington D.C. today.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Feds want tougher pipeline rules after accidents

Feds want tougher pipeline rules after accidents

A gas explosion in California and the largest oil spill ever in the Midwest have raised new doubts about the safety of tens of thousands of miles of pipeline in the United States.
by Tim Nelson

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St. Cloud loses TSA equipment

The St. Cloud Regional Airport is losing its federal security equipment, despite attempts to attract another airline.

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Freight train derails near Red Wing; no injuries

Thirty-one cars of a Burlington Northern-Sante Fe freight train have derailed, with some striking a pet food processing plant in north-central Wisconsin.

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No charges against teen in Cambridge crash that killed 6

No charges against teen in Cambridge crash that killed 6

The teen driving the car that collided with a drunk driver in April in a crash that killed six people will not face criminal charges, Isanti County authorities said Monday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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