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Disasters

Boy in critical condition after bus accident

A Minneapolis kindergartner is in critical condition after being run over by a school bus this morning in Minneapolis.
by Tim Nelson

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Agencies debate while mine pit fills

Agencies debate while mine pit fills

Rising water worries residents of Iron Range town, while officials debate solution.
by Bob Kelleher

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Gone Emilee's Way

Gone Emilee's Way

Gone Emilee's Way, a poem written by Dana Yost in remembrance of Emilee Olson, one of the four children killed in the school bus crash near Cottonwood, Minn. in February 2008.

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Cottonwood marks anniversary of school bus crash

Cottonwood marks anniversary of school bus crash

Residents of Cottonwood are looking ahead today as they put behind them the first anniversary of a fatal school bus crash that killed four students. On Thursday, students, parents and residents looked back on 12 months that changed each one of them forever.
by Mark Steil

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PCI seeks to add state, design firm to bridge case

PCI seeks to add state, design firm to bridge case

A contractor that's being sued over the Interstate 35W bridge collapse says the state and an engineering firm should be defendants in the case as well. Progressive Contractors Inc. is seeking to make the others cover any damages it might incur.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Put down the cell phone and drive

Put down the cell phone and drive

Whether it's chewing a hamburger, smoking a cigar or answering a cell phone, some Minnesota lawmakers want distracted drivers to face penalties if their behavior contributes to an accident.

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Royalton schools make plans after death of superintendent

Royalton schools make plans after death of superintendent

School officials in the central Minnesota town of Royalton are planning a memorial service for their superintendent, who died in a car crash over the weekend.
by Tom Weber

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News Cut: The Hudson River tapes

News Cut: The Hudson River tapes

See images and listen to the audio tapes as controllers and the pilot of a U.S. Airways jet tried to avoid a disaster last month.

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Minn. native killed in Iraq

Minn. native killed in Iraq

A Minnesota native was killed in Iraq in a helicopter accident on Monday. Philip Windorski Jr. was one of four Americans killed
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Driver crashes SUV into St. Paul Planned Parenthood clinic

Driver crashes SUV into St. Paul Planned Parenthood clinic

A 32-year-old man is under arrest after driving his SUV into the front of the Planned Parenthood clinic on Ford Parkway in St. Paul this morning.
by Tim Nelson

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