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35W bridge contractors respond to state's lawsuit

Two firms that worked on the 35W bridge argued in court today they shouldn't have to reimburse the state of Minnesota for $37 million it paid to victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Not enough evidence for felony charges in MN crash

Prosecutors are defending their decision not to bring felony charges against an SUV driver in the death of a motorcyclist in St. Paul last August.

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Authorities ID man found dead at Minn.'s WE Fest

Authorities have released the name of a Fargo, N.D., man found dead in a motor home at the WE Fest country music festival near Detroit Lakes.

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Minnesota firefighters head to Alaska to battle blazes

Firefighters from across the Great Lakes region are leaving today to help battle fires burning in central Alaska.
by Tim Nelson

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Detroit Lakes man faces charges in July 4 crash

A 26-year-old man is in jail facing charges in a Fourth of July crash that killed four people near Detroit Lakes.

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Two dead after motorcycle strikes tractor

Two people died in rural southeastern Minnesota yesterday, when a motorcycle hit a tractor pulling a horse trailer.

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Bus company files lawsuit over bridge 35W collapse

Two companies already accused by the state of negligence that contributed to the Interstate 35W bridge collapse face another lawsuit -- this time from the company that owns the school bus that was on the bridge at the time of the collapse.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Hiawatha LRT rolling again after accident with car

The Hiawatha LRT line resumed full operation last night, hours after a motorist was injured when his car was struck by the train at a Minneapolis intersection.
by Tim Post

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Northwest jet blows 5 tires during landing at MSP

A Northwest Airlines jet blew five tires as it landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Sunday, closing a runway for a few hours.

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Grandmother killed in Brooklyn Park

A vehicle hit and killed a grandmother on a walk with her 1-year-old grandson in Brooklyn Park.

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