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Disasters

List: victims of deadly crashes

Six people, including four teenagers, were killed early Sunday in a head-on collision. It was one of four separate crashes over the weekend that left a total of 11 people dead, seven of them teenagers.

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Rain not enough to lessen Minn. wildfire threat

Spotty weekend rain wasn't enough to lessen the threat of wildfires across northern Minnesota.

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Deadly tornado hits Mississippi

Deadly tornado hits Mississippi

Rescuers spread out Sunday to find anyone who might be left behind in the rural Mississippi countryside hit hard by a tornado that killed 10 people a day earlier, while others returned to demolished homes to salvage what they could and bulldoze the rubble.

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SD banker saves Minn. farmer trapped in grain bin

A South Dakota banker became a hero this month when he saved a Minnesota farmer who was on the verge of suffocating in a grain bin.

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Robbinsdale apartment fire displaces about 50 people

An apartment fire in Robbinsdale on Friday morning will force about 50 people to find a new place to live, authorities said.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minn. trucker injured in train collision in Iowa

Authorities say a Minnesota truck driver was injured when his tractor-trailer rig collided with a train near Meriden in northwest Iowa.

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Funeral held for 5 family members killed in Mpls. fire

Funeral held for 5 family members killed in Mpls. fire

One funeral remains for the victims of a fatal fire earlier this month in Minneapolis at in the apartments above McMahon's Pub on Lake Street.
by Brandt Williams

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Fire marshal recommends changes to Mpls. inspections

Fire marshal recommends changes to Mpls. inspections

The state fire marshal recommends that in the case of mixed-use buildings -- like McMahon's Pub in Minneapolis, which burned earlier this month, killing six -- both the commercial and residential floors be inspected at the same time.
by Brandt Williams

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Out-of-state firefighters in Minnesota to help

Fire fighting crews from Illinois and Michigan have been called in to help control several large wildfires burning in Minnesota. Those crews will also help react to new fires that crop up, as the spring dry-spell continues this week.
by Cathy Wurzer

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