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Fire destroys popular Lake Mille Lacs restaurant

Fire destroys popular Lake Mille Lacs restaurant

A popular restaurant on Lake Mille Lacs burned to the ground on Monday, authorities said.

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If they're obeyed, Minnesota's laws can save lives

If they're obeyed, Minnesota's laws can save lives

The recent, tragic losses point to the need for better compliance with the laws already on state books.

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Students get sobering warning before prom season

Students get sobering warning before prom season

With prom season underway, school officials across Minnesota are reminding students about safe driving. School leaders say they hope this year's messages will especially hit home, given the run of deadly crashes in recent days.
by Tom Weber

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Four more people die in car accidents

Three people are dead in a Dakota County crash that caps a deadly few days on Minnesota roads.

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Passenger in fatal crash was on probation for DUI

Passenger in fatal crash was on probation for DUI

The teen driver had received her license just three weeks before and was subject to Minnesota's Graduated License rules, meaning she shouldn't have been driving at that time of night. The teens who died apparently weren't wearing seat belts.
by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minnesota's graduated license restrictions law

Minnesota enacted new restrictions on drivers under age 18 in 2008.

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Teen charged in Lakeville crash that killed 3

Prosecutors have filed a careless driving charge against a 17-year-old for a crash in Lakeville that killed three people on Dec. 12.

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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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