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Heat arrives; smoky skies and spotty thunderstorm chances

Heat arrives; smoky skies and spotty thunderstorm chances

We will have some isolated thunderstorms Monday as hot air moves into Minnesota. Highs will be in the 90s south and 80s north. Smoke is also creating air quality issues Monday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Northern part of Twin Cities metro added to air quality alert to 6 a.m. Monday

Northern part of Twin Cities metro added to air quality alert to 6 a.m. Monday

The Minnesota Polution Control Agency has added the northern half of the Twin Cities metro area to an air quality alert. We have the alert details for the north metro plus central and northern Minnesota.
by Ron Trenda

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Suspect charged in Forest Lake hit-and-run crash; family and friends remember teenage victim

Suspect charged in Forest Lake hit-and-run crash; family and friends remember teenage victim

A 17-year-old girl struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver last weekend in Forest Lake is being remembered by family and friends as a loving person who dreamed of going to college and becoming a veterinarian. A suspect has been charged in connection with her death.
by Tim Nelson

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Property damage charge for St. Paul woman suspected in apartment fire

Property damage charge for St. Paul woman suspected in apartment fire

The complaint against Aisha Abdulle, 18, accuses her of lighting fireworks and throwing them in the street and dry grass nearby. They allegedly started a fire that quickly spread to an apartment building.
by MPR News Staff

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Several cars from freight train derail in northern Minnesota

Several cars from a freight train derailed Monday night in northern Minnesota. Two of the cars were carrying hazardous materials but there were no reports of leaks, injuries or evacuations.
by Andrew Krueger and Tim Nelson

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Massive search is underway for missing children swept away in suburban Philadelphia flash flood

Massive search is underway for missing children swept away in suburban Philadelphia flash flood

Crews in suburban Philadelphia on Monday intensified the search for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a barbecue with their family.
by The Associated Press

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