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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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Capt. Sully tells his story

Capt. Sully tells his story

Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot who succesfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River last winter, discusses what happened that day and how it's affected his life since. Sullenberger spoke at the Commonwealth Club of California.

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Officials: Fatal explosion in Waconia was accident

Authorities say a June explosion that killed one person at Waconia Farm Supply was an accident.

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7 months after fire, St. Charles plant still closed

7 months after fire, St. Charles plant still closed

Seven months after this city's largest employer, North Star Foods, was consumed by fire, Guillermina Sandoval still pines for her old life.

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Mpls. Lutheran church hit by tornado nearly fixed

A historic Lutheran church in downtown Minneapolis that had its steeple damaged in a tornado last summer is close to restoring the 82-year-old structure.

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