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What brought down Air France flight 447?

What brought down Air France flight 447?

As the search for the wreckage of Air France flight 447 continues, Midmorning talks with a pilot about the possible causes of the crash.

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Drought prompts DNR to expand burn restrictions

No burning permits will be issued and open fires will be banned in Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright Counties beginning Friday.
by Tim Nelson

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OSHA to investigate Worthington ammonia leak

OSHA to investigate Worthington ammonia leak

Minnesota's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into an ammonia leak that was discovered Tuesday at the JBS Swift pork plant in Worthington.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Woman killed in accident on Hwy. 169 identified

The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the woman involved in a fatal car accident that closed portions of Highway 169 Tuesday afternoon.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Fire destroys waste building in southern Minnesota

Crews at back at the scene of a fire in a waste management building in southern Minnesota.

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Dozens sickened by ammonia leak at pork plant

About 40 workers at a pork processing plant in Worthington were taken to the hospital after an ammonia leak made them sick.

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Man dies in NE Minnesota boat accident

One man is dead and two others injured after two boats collided on a lake in northeastern Minnesota.

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Plane debris found in path missing jet took

An airplane seat, a life jacket, metallic debris and signs of fuel were found in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday by Brazilian military pilots searching for a missing Air France airliner.

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Deputies investigate drowning in Dakota County lake

The Dakota County sheriff's office is investigation after an 80-year-old man apparently drowned in Lake Byllesby in southern Dakota County.

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15-year-old bicyclist killed near Mankato

A 15-year-old boy was killed over the weekend while riding his bicycle near Mankato, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
by Elizabeth Baier

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