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Greater Minnesota

Weather Service: Wadena tornado winds hit 170 mph

Weather Service: Wadena tornado winds hit 170 mph

Winds of up to 170 mph fueled the tornado that swept through Wadena and damaged more than 200 homes last week, yet it was the weakest of three storms that hit the area, the National Weather Service determined Sunday.

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Cleanup begins after deadly tornadoes

Cleanup begins after deadly tornadoes

National Guard troops and volunteers with chainsaws were helping residents in this northwestern Minnesota town begin a massive cleanup effort, a day after a tornado destroyed homes and uprooted trees in its path.
by Tom Robertson, Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Dunbar

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3 killed in plane crash in Rochester

3 killed in plane crash in Rochester

Authorities in Rochester are investigating the crash of a small plane north of the city's airport. The FAA says three people died in the crash.
by Tim Nelson

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2,600 deer test negative for chronic wasting disease

Most of the deer tested were taken within a 15-mile radius of an elk farm near Pine Island in southern Minnesota where chronic wasting disease was found in 2009.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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St. John's Abbey admits errors in priest statement

St. John's Abbey is apologizing for what it says were errors in a public statement about the work history and whereabouts of an abbey monk accused of sexual abuse.

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Gypsy moth traps being set across Wisconsin

Gypsy moth traps are being tied onto trees across western and central Wisconsin to better understand where the invasive pests are.

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Celebrities remind Minn. students to buckle up

With the school year winding down, students are getting a reminder from some Minnesota celebrities to buckle up when they hit the road this summer.

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Health care plan for the poor limits options for rural patients

Health care plan for the poor limits options for rural patients

General Assistance recipients used to be able to get health care at any hospital or clinic. Now it's not so easy. Only four hospitals in the state have signed on to provide care for GAMC patients under the revised plan, and all four are located in the Twin Cities area.
by Tom Robertson

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5 people now sickened by raw milk in Minnesota

A state investigation has found a fifth person who was sickened after drinking raw milk from a dairy farm near Gibbon.
by Mark Steil

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