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2 Minneapolis firefighters recover from burns

Two Minneapolis firefighters are recovering in a hospital from second and third-degree burns while battling a house fire.

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Canterbury spokesman: riding accident worst in 25 years

Canterbury spokesman: riding accident worst in 25 years

Officials at Canterbury Park said a rider who fell from a horse will recover and is talking and moving his hands and feet.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Man, 27, drowns while swimming in Lake Calhoun

Man, 27, drowns while swimming in Lake Calhoun

Hennepin County authorities say a 27-year-old man has drowned at Lake Calhoun.

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Giant oil skimmer being tested in Gulf of Mexico

Giant oil skimmer being tested in Gulf of Mexico

A converted tanker billed as the world's largest oil skimmer is being tested in the Gulf of Mexico, where officials hope it will scrub millions of gallons of oil-tainted seawater.

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Dayton: Minn. should cut ties to bridge consultant

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton wants the state to end all contracts with a transportation firm that advised the state on the Interstate 35W bridge.
by Tom Scheck

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Obama declares disaster areas in 7 Minn. counties

President Barack Obama has declared disaster areas in seven Minnesota counties following last month's storms, making the counties eligible for federal funding.

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Albert Lea woman allegedly forges checks found in debris

An Albert Lea woman is accused of writing checks from a checkbook she allegedly found after a home was destroyed in last month's tornadoes.

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Details released in Winona deadly crash

The Winona County Sheriff's Department has released some findings in a crash that killed three teens in April.

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Woman found in river is related to Klobuchar

The woman pulled this week from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis is U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's stepsister.

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BP spill nears a somber record as Gulf's biggest

BP spill nears a somber record as Gulf's biggest

BP's massive oil spill will become the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday based on the highest of the federal government's estimates, an ominous record that underscores the oil giant's dire need to halt the gusher.

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