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2-year-old New Ulm boy dies after being found outside

A 2-year-old New Ulm boy died after wandering outside his home on a frigid night while his mother slept.

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Traffic fatalities increase slightly in 2007

Traffic fatalities increase slightly in 2007

Preliminary data released Wednesday by the state Office of Traffic Safety show that slightly more people were killed in traffic-related accidents in 2007 than in the previous year.

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Dr. Jon Hallberg: Top medical stories of 2007

Dr. Jon Hallberg: Top medical stories of 2007

MPR's Tom Crann talks to Dr. Jon Hallberg about some of 2007's most interesting medical stories.

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Reaction to Benazir Bhutto's assassination

Reaction to Benazir Bhutto's assassination

Midmorning discusses the latest on the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and consequences of her death for Pakistan's tumultuous politics.

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Tiger escape raises safety concerns

Tiger escape raises safety concerns

Officials are trying to figure out how a tiger escaped from its enclosure Tuesday at the San Francisco Zoo. The 300-pound tiger mauled three men -- one of them fatally -- before being killed by police.

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MnDOT completes first phase of statewide bridge inspections

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says it has completed the first phase of its bridge inspections prompted by the collapse of the I-35W bridge collapse.
by Tom Scheck

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Lawmaker says flood money is too slow in coming

Lawmaker says flood money is too slow in coming

A state lawmaker is blaming bureaucrats and red tape for holding up some of the flood relief promised to southeastern Minnesota.
by Tim Pugmire

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School bus rolls over in Eden Prairie

No children apparently were hurt when a school bus rolled over here about 8 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Interstate 494 and Valley View Road.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Above-ground construction work begins on 35W bridge

Above-ground construction work begins on 35W bridge

Construction workers Monday began the above-ground phase of construction on the I-35W bridge project, as workers began pouring concrete for the first of five bridge abutments.
by Dan Olson

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Man crashes into atrium of IDS Tower and dies

A man clearing snow off the glass roof of the IDS Center skyscraper's atrium slipped, crashed through the roof, and fell about five or six stories to his death on Wednesday, police said.

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