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OSHA fines Lakehead for safety violations after 4 workers die

OSHA fines Lakehead for safety violations after 4 workers die

A federal agency has cited Lakehead Blacktop & Materials for safety violations in the deaths last fall of four men who were overcome by toxic fumes after going in a manhole at the company's landfill.

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Pipeline safety officials: No cause determined in fatal blast

Pipeline safety officials: No cause determined in fatal blast

Pipeline safety officials said Thursday they have not reached any conclusions about the cause of an oil pipeline explosion and fire that killed two men in northwestern Minnesota last November, despite a report to the contrary that came out last week.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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State says Highway 23 is safe, drivers not so sure

State says Highway 23 is safe, drivers not so sure

MnDOT officials say the intersection where Tuesday's school bus crash occurred is not considered a dangerous one. But some people who drive that stretch of rural highway say it can be treacherous.
by Tim Post

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Poll: Molnau gets low marks as MnDOT chief

Poll: Molnau gets low marks as MnDOT chief

A new Minnesota Public Radio News/Humphrey Institute poll shows that those Minnesotans who know of Carol Molnau disapprove of the job she's doing as transportation commissioner by a nearly 2-1 margin.
by Tom Scheck

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