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Disasters

One year later, Browns Valley still recovering from flood

One year later, Browns Valley still recovering from flood

One year after a flood struck tiny Browns Valley, Minn., the town is still working to recover.
by Tim Post

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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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State fines company whose workers were killed in St. Paul sewer flood

State fines company whose workers were killed in St. Paul sewer flood

The state Occupational Safety and Health Division has fined the company that employed two workers who were swept away and died in St. Paul's storm sewers during a heavy downpour last summer.

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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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Report: Improper procedures factor in oil pipeline explosion

Report: Improper procedures factor in oil pipeline explosion

A preliminary report says the oil pipeline explosion in Minnesota that killed two men from Superior was caused, in part, by improper procedures used during repair work.

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Flooded homeowners still waiting for help

Flooded homeowners still waiting for help

Six months after the August floods in southeastern Minnesota homeowners are still waiting for help from the state and federal governments.
by Sea Stachura

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Bridge investigation: Six months of digging but few answers

Bridge investigation: Six months of digging but few answers

The NTSB has examined the collapsed 35W bridge for six months. The answers to what caused the collapse are still another six months away.
by Sea Stachura

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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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