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January 19, 2024 11:47 AM

Court documents offer new details about Cloquet motel shooting

Search warrant documents have revealed new details about a shooting earlier this month at a motel in Cloquet that left three people dead. The documents do not offer insights into a possible motive for the shooting.

by Dan Gunderson

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January 19, 2024 11:30 AM

A baby lived because an Oregon teen couldn’t stand by after she saw 3 people get electrocuted

The snow, freezing rain, ice and frigid temperatures that hammered the Pacific Northwest in the past week have now been blamed for at least 10 deaths in Oregon, from hypothermia and falling trees or utility poles, along with five from hypothermia in the Seattle, Wash., area.

by The Associated Press

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January 14, 2024 10:57 AM

Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward nearby settlement

A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement.

by The Associated Press

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January 14, 2024 9:27 AM

U.S. says Texas blocked border agents from entering park to try to save 3 migrants who drowned

The U.S. Homeland Security Department says Texas denied federal agents access to a stretch of border when they were trying to rescue three migrants who drowned.

by The Associated Press

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January 13, 2024 7:05 PM

First responders to donate $10,000 to St. Paul house fire victims

Firefighters and community members joined the family of Pa Cheng Vang to mourn the death of four children and pray for the recovery of three other people injured in the Jan. 3 fire.

by Feven Gerezgiher

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January 10, 2024 7:20 AM

Firefighters battle blaze at apartment in St. Paul's Summit-University neighborhood

Crews have been battling a fire Wednesday morning at a building along University Avenue in St. Paul.

by MPR News Staff

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January 9, 2024 1:30 PM

Fourth child dies from injuries suffered in St. Paul house fire

A fourth child has died from injuries suffered in an early morning house fire last week in St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood.

by Peter Cox

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January 8, 2024 4:54 AM

Before a door plug flew off a Boeing plane, an advisory light came on 3 times

The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to a NTSB lab.

by Ayana Archie

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January 6, 2024 12:25 PM

3 young children dead, 1 toddler in critical condition following St. Paul house fire

Five-year-old twins and a 4 year old are the victims. The youngest child, 1-and-a-half years old, is not expected to survive. The mother and other children are hospitalized and responsive.

by MPR News Staff

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January 4, 2024 12:55 PM

One of seven people pulled from burning home in St. Paul dies from injuries

St. Paul fire officials say one of the seven people pulled unconscious from a house fire early Wednesday has died.

by MPR News Staff

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Disasters

Court documents offer new details about Cloquet motel shooting

A baby lived because an Oregon teen couldn’t stand by after she saw 3 people get electrocuted

Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward nearby settlement

U.S. says Texas blocked border agents from entering park to try to save 3 migrants who drowned

First responders to donate $10,000 to St. Paul house fire victims

Firefighters battle blaze at apartment in St. Paul's Summit-University neighborhood

Fourth child dies from injuries suffered in St. Paul house fire

Before a door plug flew off a Boeing plane, an advisory light came on 3 times

3 young children dead, 1 toddler in critical condition following St. Paul house fire

One of seven people pulled from burning home in St. Paul dies from injuries

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