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Alcohol suspected in crash that killed 11-year-old boy

An 11-year-old boy has died in a head-on crash in Burnsville.

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Man found lying in road dies of injuries

Authorities in Otter Tail County are investigating the death of a man found injured on a road in Henning.

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State IDs start of St. Charles fire, not cause

State IDs start of St. Charles fire, not cause

A state investigation into the fire that destroyed North Star Foods in St. Charles pinpoints where the blaze started but does not answer what caused it to ignite.

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Lake of the Isles drowning victim named

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the man who drowned in Lake of the Isles on Friday morning. Twenty-six-year-old Minneapolis resident Daniel Gulbrandson apparently drowned while swimming with friends sometime before 5 a.m.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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BP encouraged that capped-off oil well still holds

BP encouraged that capped-off oil well still holds

BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.

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The Gulf oil spill: Will the lessons learned be lost?

The Gulf oil spill: Will the lessons learned be lost?

As BP works to further contain the oil streaming into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are trying to assess the wider environmental impact, and a presidential commission is trying to figure out what went wrong. But will the lessons learned be enough to prevent future oil spills?
by Justin Revenaugh

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BP: No oil leaking into Gulf from busted well

BP: No oil leaking into Gulf from busted well

The announcement Thursday came after company officials said all valves had been shut on a new cap over the busted well in an experiment to stop the spill.

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Minnesota man dies in Yellowstone motorcycle crash

A motorcyclist from Minnesota was killed when he crashed head-on with a motor home at Yellowstone National Park.

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BP begins testing new cap over Gulf oil leak

BP begins testing new cap over Gulf oil leak

BP allayed last-minute government fears of making the disaster worse and began testing the new, tighter-fitting cap Wednesday that could finally choke off the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

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After days of progress, BP freezes work in Gulf

After days of progress, BP freezes work in Gulf

BP froze activity on two key projects Wednesday meant to choke off the flow of oil billowing from its broken well in the Gulf of Mexico after days of moving confidently toward controlling the crisis.

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