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Family says Minnesota pilot injured in China plane crash

Family members say a pilot from Minnesota survived a cargo plane crash that killed three other American crew members in China.

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Pilot injured after plane crash in Lake Elmo

A pilot is injured after a small plane crash at Lake Elmo airport near the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.

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Multiple vehicles strike woman in Orono

Orono police say multiple vehicles struck and killed a 51-year-old woman on a busy road.

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MnDOT urges safety as plows ready to hit the streets

An unusually balmy fall has made one common roadway sight scarce: The state's 771 snow plows have remained mostly parked.

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Minn. law enforcement stepping up holiday patrols

Minnesota law enforcement is stepping up patrols and will be looking for drivers who had too much to drink.

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Woman killed after hit by vehicles

A woman was struck by a number of vehicles and died Monday night west of the Twin Cities.

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Duck hunters rescued after boat capsizes near Albert Lea

Three duck hunters are recovering after their boat capsized in a lake in southern Minnesota.

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Rep. Oberstar pushing motor carrier regulations

Rep. Oberstar pushing motor carrier regulations

The bus rollover on I-90 just west of Austin Minnesota that killed two people and injured 21 others this week came just two days after the federal Department of Transportation released a new "action plan" for improving bus safety.

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Crash investigation turns to bus company

Crash investigation turns to bus company

The probe into the bus crash that killed two people and injured 20 others continues in southeast Minnesota today. Inspectors are combing over the damaged bus at a garage in Austin. But attention has also turned to the company that owns the bus, and whether it was following motor carrier regulations.
by Cathy Wurzer and Tim Nelson

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Business, gov't leaders meet to talk emergency preparedness

Leaders from businesses, government and other sectors of the community are coming together in Minneapolis Friday to discuss how they can work together in times of crisis.

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