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Wis. man thrown from snowmobile, hit by truck, killed

A Prairie du Chien man is dead after he was thrown from his snowmobile and then struck by a pickup.

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County prosecutor: Driver in fatal bus crash blacked out

County prosecutor: Driver in fatal bus crash blacked out

The driver of a tour bus on its way home from an Iowa casino lost consciousness, causing the crash that killed two and injured 20 in southern Minnesota last month, a county prosecutor said Friday.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Prosecutors consider evidence in Minn. bus crash

Prosecutors consider evidence in Minn. bus crash

It's been a month since a tour bus crash in southern Minnesota killed two and injured 20, and Freeborn County prosecutors are considering the evidence.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Live-blogging: What happened on Flight 188

The story behind the story of two wayward pilots sheds a disturbing light on the nation's air traffic control system.
by Bob Collins

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Doctor: Ski helmet saved 6-year-old's life

A helmet may have saved the life of a 6-year-old girl injured in a downhill skiing accident last Thursday.
by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Dunbar

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3 family members killed in Lakeville crash

Police say three members of a Lakeville family were killed when a pickup driven by a teenager collided head-on with their car in the southeastern Twin Cities.

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Minn. DNR warns of thin ice danger to children

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is warning parents to keep their children off the thin ice that's now forming across much of the state.

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2 deer hunters injured in Iowa

Two men have been injured while deer hunting in Iowa.

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Pipeline leaks oil near Staples

At least a dozen vacuum trucks are cleaning up an oil spill that happened earlier Friday near Staples in Todd County along a stretch of 16-inch pipeline.
by Ambar Espinoza

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