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Bridge collapse victim Garrett Ebling speaks after settlement

Bridge collapse victim Garrett Ebling speaks after settlement

Garrett Ebling was on the 35W bridge when it collapsed on Aug. 1, 2007. He is one of the victims that settled with a California engineering firm that was working on the span.
by Tim Nelson

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Daughter of bridge collapse victim speaks after settlement

Daughter of bridge collapse victim speaks after settlement

Anne Engebretsen Burke's mother, Sherry, was one of 13 people killed in the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in 2007.
by Tim Nelson

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Police: Wis. ride worker hit self after girl fell

An amusement park ride operator hit himself in the head with his fists once he realized a young girl had fallen about 100 feet from the ride without a safety net, according to police reports released Monday.

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Engineering firm to pay $52.4M in bridge collapse

Engineering firm to pay $52.4M in bridge collapse

More than 100 victims and their family members have reached a settlement agreement with an engineering contractor over the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in 2007.
by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Dunbar

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New Orleans mayor at the National Press Club

New Orleans mayor at the National Press Club

Five years after Hurricane Katrina and on the heels of the BP oil spill, newly-elected New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks at the National Press Club about the challenges facing his city.

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Debris from I-35W bridge collapse to be moved from park

Debris from the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in 2007 will soon be moved to a storage site in Afton, Minnesota Department of Transportation officials said.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Police fear missing boater may have fallen overboard

Police fear missing boater may have fallen overboard

Police say they fear a Lindstrom man fishing on Big Marine Lake near Scandia may have fallen overboard and gone missing.
by Tim Nelson

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Duluth zoo flooded after culvert collapse

Employees worked to reopen the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth Thursday after a portion of the property flooded.

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UN calls for more aid to Pakistan

UN calls for more aid to Pakistan

Millions of people have been left homeless by the worst floods in Pakistan's history. The United Nations has called an emergency meeting to try to increase aid to the region. The BBC's World Have Your Say has the latest news from the region.

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Wrong-way driver killed in crash on I-35E; road open

Wrong-way driver killed in crash on I-35E; road open

A man who drove several miles north on southbound Interstate 35E was killed early Thursday morning in a head-on crash, closing the interstate for several hours, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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