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Gulf crews hope to wrap up kill-attempt tests

Gulf crews hope to wrap up kill-attempt tests

Crews hoped to begin pumping mud and perhaps cement down the throat of the blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday in what BP officials said could be the method of attack that finally snuffs the spill.

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An oil spill in Michigan calls Minnesota's pipeline safety into question

A faulty pipe owned by the energy company Enbridge is to blame for the the recent oil spill in Michigan. More than 14-hundred miles of that very same Enbridge pipeline runs through northern Minnesota. State Fire Marshall Jerry Rosendahl oversees Minnesota's Office of Pipeline Safety. He joined Cathy Wurzer this morning by phone.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Man who died in Pelican Lake was Whalen in-law

A man found dead in a Crow Wing County lake was the brother-in-law of Minnesota Lynx basketball player Lindsay Whalen.

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Biologist using Noah's Ark idea to save sealife

Biologist using Noah's Ark idea to save sealife

On the chance that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens some sea creatures with extinction, naturalist Jack Rudloe hopes his laboratory can save them.

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EPA: Gulf dispersants not more toxic than oil

A new federal study of chemical dispersants used to break up oil in the Gulf of Mexico shows that when mixed with oil, the dispersant is less toxic to aquatic life than oil alone.

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UND airplane damaged at takeoff; pilot not hurt

The University of North Dakota says a single-engine training airplane was damaged in an accident during takeoff Monday morning at a Wisconsin airport.

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12-year-old Roseville boy dies in slingshot accident

A 12-year-old Roseville boy died when he was hit by a rock from an oversized slingshot.

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Delta flight from Minneapolis to Watertown has scare

A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis to the South Dakota city of Watertown had some tense moments when an indicator light showed part of the landing gear had failed to come down.

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Gulf crews prepare to start plugging well for good

Engineers on the Gulf of Mexico hoped to begin work Monday on a plan to to shove mud and perhaps cement into the blown-out oil well at the seafloor, making it easier to end the gusher for good.

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Wis. man killed in tubing accident in SE Minn.

A Wisconsin man who was tubing in southeastern Minnesota was killed after he became submerged under a barge.

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