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Disasters

Remembering 9/11: Your reflections

MPR News marked the second anniversary of September 11 by asking you for your stories about its impact. Did the events of that day leave a lasting mark on you and your family? Or has the impact faded? How will you remember September 11th?

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On World Trade Center death toll, 42 people still `missing'

Among the 2,792 names on the official World Trade Center death toll are 42 people actually listed as missing - not dead - because their remains have not been identified and their whereabouts on Sept. 11 cannot be established with certainty.

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Pawlenty to ask for federal aid for farmers; DFLers want state relief package too

Gov. Pawlenty said Friday that the state will seek a federal disaster declaration because of drought conditions. He says it appears about 50 of the state's 87 counties qualify for disaster assistance because of the late-summer drought. Some House Democrats say the governor should also start putting together a state disaster relief package.

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Fatal crash fuels questions about elderly drivers

Roseville police officials continue their investigation of Sunday's fatal crash and multiple collisions involving an 88-year-old driver. Two people are dead. Three more were treated at a Saint Paul hospital, including the driver. The Roseville crashes are prompting calls to evaluate increased testing of elderly drivers in Minnesota.

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Dry conditions worry state's farmers

Most areas of the state have not received a heavy rain since the July 4th weekend. The hot and dry weather since then has led to a sharp decline in the state's crop conditions. Farmers are losing money each day it doesn't rain.

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Power returns for some, but new problems arise

Lights and air conditioners flipped on across a wide swath of the northeastern United States and southern Canada on Friday, but the creaky power grid that blacked out millions of people encountered new problems as it struggled back to life. Three deaths were linked to the blackout.

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Distance helped Minnesota from joining the East in the dark

While the Northeast went black, the lights stayed on in Minnesota in part because it was too far away and a damage control mechanism worked by isolating the massive blackout that swept from New York to Detroit.

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Spring storms critical for billion dollar drought

Ranchers in western South Dakota are watching a storm system very carefully. The storm rolling across the plains this week, is crucial. In a region that's seen two years of drought, any snow or rain in the forecast could break the billion dollar drought.

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Faulty navigation beacon may have been factor in Wellstone crash

Documents released by the National Transportation Safety Board appear to lessen the likelihood that airframe icing played a role in the October 2002 crash that killed U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone and six others, but raised new questions about the Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport's guidance beacon.

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Memorial for Columbia astronauts

Live from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, coverage of the memorial service for the seven astronauts killed as their space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on Saturday.

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