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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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I-35W bridge memorial may have alternative location

A memorial to the victims of the I-35W bridge collapse that has been planned for nearby Gold Medal Park may need to be moved because of the park's high profile.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Third body pulled from Lake Michigan after plane crash

The body of a doctor killed when a medical flight crashed into Lake Michigan last month has been found, but the search continues for the plane's co-pilot, authorities said Sunday.

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Monticello resident dies after falling in to Lake Nokomis

Monticello resident Pedro Luis Ajete, 19, who fell into Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis on Monday has died.

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8-year-old helps save uncle in Lake Moses

Jordyn Patrick, 8, had swim lessons that recently paid off when she helped save her uncle from drowning in Lake Moses near Millerville.

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Officials ID bodies of 2 Lake Mich. crash victims

Authorities have identified the recently recovered remains of two passengers on a medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan a week ago.

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