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Dead St. Louis Park window washer ID'ed

The Hennepin County medical examiner's office has released the name of the window washer who died after falling three stories outside Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.

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Owatonna boy dies after falling from tree

A 14-year-old has died after falling from a tree in Owatonna.

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Window-washer killed after fall at St. Louis Park hospital

A window washer was found dead and another was injured after they fell three stories while working at Park Nicollet's Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Thursday afternoon.
by Nathaniel Minor

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House panel to review Red River flood prevention projects

Some of the lawmakers who pick state-financed construction projects will look at preventing Red River flooding.

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2nd Minnesota man pleads guilty in meat plant fire

The second of two Minnesota brothers accused of starting a fire that caused $50 million to a meatpacking plant has pleaded guilty.

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Report says human error caused Minnesota train crash

A Federal Railroad Administration report says human error caused the freight train collision and derailment near Dresbach last December.

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California fires continue to burn

California fires continue to burn

The Station fire in Southern California has burned more than 100,000 acres. Residents in some burned areas like Tujunga Canyon are returning to shells of homes.

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Body of canoeist found in Eagan pond

After days of searching, authorities have found the body of a 23-year-old man who apparently drowned earlier this week in Bur Oaks Pond in Eagan.

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Xcel indicted in Colorado tunnel fire deaths

Two companies, including Xcel Energy, and two executives have been indicted on federal charges in the deaths of five workers in a fire inside a tunnel at a Colorado hydroelectric plant.
by Annie Baxter

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