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Lawyers target bridge consultant

Lawyers target bridge consultant

Attorneys representing victims of the 35W bridge collapse say that a new state report is giving them addition ammunition against a company MnDOT hired five years ago to analyze the bridge.
by Tom Scheck

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Out of leads, Pine County ups reward

Out of leads, Pine County ups reward

Authorities in Pine County are upping the reward money to $10,500 for information leading to the arsonist who burned 12 cabins and a sportsmens club were to the ground last month near Big Pine Lake.
by Minnesota News Network

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Minn. professor still missing in Utah desert

Minn. professor still missing in Utah desert

National Park officials in Utah continue to hold out hope for the safe return of a missing Minnesota man. 65-year-old Jerry Wolff, a St. Cloud State University biology professor, left May 10th on a trek in a rugged section of Canyonlands National Park.
by Minnesota News Network

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Report says money worries led to bridge decisions

Report says money worries led to bridge decisions

A new report on the 35W bridge collapse said the Minnesota Department of Transportation did not always follow its own maintenance policies, due in part to financial restraints.
by Tom Scheck

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Private firm hired to investigate bridge collapse reports

State lawmakers get a report this morning from the law firm they hired to investigate the 35W bridge collapse. A special legislative committee is looking into Minnesota's bridge inspection, maintenance and construction program.
by Minnesota News Network

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Out of ashes

Out of ashes

A year after the Ham Lake fire was officially declared contained, Lutheran wilderness camp rebuilds.
by Bob Kelleher

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Osmo Vanska composes a musical 'bridge'

Osmo Vanska composes a musical 'bridge'

The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is premiering a new work by Minnesota Orchestra conductor Osmo Vanska, called "The Bridge." It's inspired in part by the collapse of the I-35W bridge last summer.
by Marianne Combs

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Agents confirm two people involved in deadly bus crash

Agents confirm two people involved in deadly bus crash

A federal agent confirmed today that two people were in the van which struck a school bus near Cottonwood last February and killed four students.
by Mark Steil

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China and Myanmar after disaster

China and Myanmar after disaster

China and Myanmar are reeling from recent natural disasters. International relations professor Roy Grow of Carleton College joins Midday to discuss China's powerful 7.9 earthquake, the cyclone that wiped out Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta and how the devastated countries are working toward recovery.

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