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Dry weather aids ongoing flood fight in northern Minnesota

Dry weather aids ongoing flood fight in northern Minnesota

There's finally a little good news in the fight against rising floodwaters in northern Minnesota along the Canadian border. While Rainy Lake is still rising, recent dry weather has slowed the pace heading toward a forecast peak later this month.
by Dan Kraker

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From one tornado-ravaged Minnesota town to another, a message of hope

From one tornado-ravaged Minnesota town to another, a message of hope

As the residents of one small Minnesota town pick up the pieces of homes and lives shattered by Monday's storms, residents of another town who are walking that path have a hopeful message.
by Tim Nelson

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Weather Service confirms several tornadoes touched down Monday in Minnesota

Weather Service confirms several tornadoes touched down Monday in Minnesota

Confirmed tornadoes included one with 120 mph winds that damaged dozens of homes in the small town of Forada, near Alexandria. There were no reports of serious injuries or deaths from Monday's storms.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III, Andrew Krueger and Tim Nelson

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In Uvalde, a woman in clown colors makes kids smile

In Uvalde, a woman in clown colors makes kids smile

A few yards from the central memorial for the shooting victims, a clown hands out snow cones and toys for free to all. She says it's her way to give back — and she wants the gun violence to stop.
by Laurel Wamsley

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In Britain, it took just one school shooting to pass major gun control

In Britain, it took just one school shooting to pass major gun control

After the Dunblane massacre in Scotland left 16 students dead, parents organized to make sure it could never happen again. What can the U.S learn from them as we struggle to combat gun violence?
by Ari Shapiro, Patrick Jarenwattananon and Manuela López Restrepo

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Should Robb Elementary be rebuilt? Here's what other school shooting sites did

Should Robb Elementary be rebuilt? Here's what other school shooting sites did

In Newtown, Conn., a new Sandy Hook Elementary opened in 2016, four years after the shooting there. In other places, some have said that leaving buildings in place can offer survivors a way to heal.
by Becky Sullivan and Adrian Florido

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Cleanup continues across Minnesota after 'devastating' storms on Memorial Day

Cleanup continues across Minnesota after 'devastating' storms on Memorial Day

Cleanup continued Tuesday across a wide swath of Minnesota after severe storms — including at least one tornado — swept through on Monday. The mayor of the small town of Forada said the storms caused “devastating” damage, with major damage also reported in Eagle Bend and Deer River.
by Andrew Krueger and Tim Nelson

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