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The next steps for St. Charles and North Star Foods

Cleanup is underway at what's left of North Star Foods in St. Charles, Minnesota. Today at noon, employees of the food processing plant are scheduled to meet with company officials and talk about what's next after a fire destroyed the facility last Friday.

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St. Charles mayor: Fire's economic impact 'serious'

The fire that destroyed a chicken processing plant in St. Charles, Minn., has left the town without hundreds of jobs and many questions about its economic future.
by Tim Nelson

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Homeowners begin cleanup in Fargo-Moorhead

Homeowners begin cleanup in Fargo-Moorhead

Homeowners in the Fargo-Moorhead area are beginning to clean up and assess the damage from weeks of flooding along the Red River
by Tom Robertson

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St. Charles evacuation order lifted

St. Charles evacuation order lifted

Residents began trickling back into the southeastern Minnesota town Saturday morning, after city officials lifted an evacuation order prompted by a large fire at a local meat-processing plant.

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Slideshow: St. Charles poultry plant fire

Slideshow: St. Charles poultry plant fire

A slideshow of the fire at a St. Charles poultry plant.

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Red River crests again, on the way down

Red River crests again, on the way down

The Red River reached its second crest Thursday, at 34 feet and residents in some parts of the valley may be past the worst of the flooding.
by Dan Gunderson, Tom Robertson and Tim Nelson

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Flood waters still isolate many rural homes

Flood waters still isolate many rural homes

Many roads in rural parts of North Dakota are still under water because of flooding. In Cass County, it's not just the Red River that's causing flooding. The Sheyenne River and other tributaries have made parts of the county a lake.
by Tom Robertson

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35W settlement the first of many

As of today, all 179 victims who sued the state for the 35W bridge collapse have agreed to settlements with the state of Minnesota. MPR's Tom Crann asked Susan Holden, who headed up the panel that oversaw the settlement process, about the terms of the settlement.
by Tom Crann

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