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Virginia man dies in northern Minnesota river

A 20-year-old man from Minnesota's Iron Range apparently drowned on the Cascade River just west of Grand Marais.

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Missing Minnesota mountain climber found dead in China

The body of photographer Wade Johnson, 24, of Arden Hills, Minnesota, was uncovered Monday morning by a team of Chinese rescuers.

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Colorado man ID'd in fatal China avalanche

The body of an American mountain climber found dead in a remote part of southwest China has been identified as Jonathan "Jonny" Copp of Boulder, Colo.

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2 bodies, ticket found near Air France crash site

Searchers found two bodies and a briefcase containing a ticket for Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean close to where the jetliner is believed to have crashed, a Brazil military official said Saturday.

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Car chase leads to fatal accident in northern Minnesota

A 19-year-old Virginia man is dead after police say he fled and struck a tree with his pickup truck early Saturday morning.

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Climber's body found in China may be Arden Hills man

The body of an American mountain climber has been found after an avalanche in an isolated part of southwestern China, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday.

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Cirrus ordered to pay $14 million due to fatal plane crash

Cirrus ordered to pay $14 million due to fatal plane crash

An Itasca County jury has ordered Cirrus Design and the University of North Dakota to pay $14.5 million to the families of two men who were killed in 2003, when their Cirrus plane crashed in north central Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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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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