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Head of New Orleans' mental health crisis unit discusses lessons learned

Head of New Orleans' mental health crisis unit discusses lessons learned

Cecile Tebo, who leads the New Orleans police department's so-called mental health "SWAT" team in post-Katrina New Orleans, says the city's mental health crisis is far from over.
by Madeleine Baran

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Apartment in deadly fire hadn't been inspected in 16 years

Apartment in deadly fire hadn't been inspected in 16 years

Fire inspectors visited McMahon's Irish Pub on the main floor of the mixed-use building just a few weeks before the fire, but they didn't look at the second floor, where investigators believe a fire started that killed six people.
by Brandt Williams

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Records: Apartments where 6 died not inspected for years

Records: Apartments where 6 died not inspected for years

Minneapolis city inspectors had visited the two-story building at 3001 E. Lake St. many times for everything from graffiti complaints to routine fire code checks in the bar on the first floor.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Fire department reports detail violations at pub that burned

Fire department reports detail violations at pub that burned

The Minneapolis Arson Squad continues investigating the fire that killed six people last week. Reports show inspectors had just checked over a section of the building and reported several fire code violations.
by Brandt Williams

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Some survivors, families still wait for final 35W settlements

Some survivors, families still wait for final 35W settlements

Thirteen people died in the 35W bridge collapse and 145 were injured, and while some of the settlement claims for the survivors and families of those who died have been paid, others are still waiting.
by Dan Olson

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25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984

Four coal miners were missing after an explosion that killed 25 and poison gases blocked rescuers Tuesday from resuming their search in the worst U.S. mining disaster in more than two decades.

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How investigators figure out the cause of a fire

To find out how investigators go about pinpointing the cause of a fire, we contacted Denise DeMars with the State Fire Marshal's office.
by Steven John

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Investigators still seek cause of fatal Mpls fire

Investigators still seek cause of fatal Mpls fire

Minneapolis fire officials say they have not ruled out any possible cause of the fire that killed six people last week. In the meantime, employees of the pub that went up in flames say they will mourn -- and then rebuild.
by Brandt Williams

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Search resumes for woman missing after car crash

Authorities in Rice County will resume the search today for a Faribault woman who disappeared into the Cannon River after a car accident.
by Tim Nelson

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Rural Kragnes man killed in tractor rollover

A rural Kragnes man has died after the tractor he was driving rolled over in a ditch in northwestern Minnesota.

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