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Sun Country flight from Twin Cities to Mexico diverted due to threatening handwritten note

Sun Country flight from Twin Cities to Mexico diverted due to threatening handwritten note

A Sun Country Airlines flight from the Twin Cities to Mazatlán, Mexico, was diverted to El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon “out of an abundance of caution in response to a security concern.”
by MPR News Staff

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Highways reopening in southern Minnesota after closures due to blizzard; Walz activates National Guard

Highways reopening in southern Minnesota after closures due to blizzard; Walz activates National Guard

With shovels, snowblowers and snowplows, Minnesotans got to work Wednesday digging out from a major late-winter storm that walloped southern and eastern parts of the state with heavy snow, howling winds and blizzard conditions.
by Andrew Krueger, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Southwest 737 and small business jet have ‘near collision’ at Chicago Midway Airport

Southwest 737 and small business jet have ‘near collision’ at Chicago Midway Airport

Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago’s Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.
by Russell Lewis

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Northstar commuter trains from Minneapolis to Big Lake could be replaced with bus service

Northstar commuter trains from Minneapolis to Big Lake could be replaced with bus service

After more than 15 years, the days of Northstar commuter rail service between Minneapolis and Big Lake may be numbered. MnDOT and the Met Council are considering replacing Northstar commuter trains through the northwest Twin Cities metro area with buses.
by MPR News Staff

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Delta releases some details about crew piloting Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that crashed

Delta releases some details about crew piloting Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that crashed

Delta Air Lines has shared some information about the crew who piloted a Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that crashed while landing on Monday. The airline said it released the information in response to social media posts “containing false and misleading assertions.”
by MPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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2 people are dead in a small plane collision at a southern Arizona airport

2 people are dead in a small plane collision at a southern Arizona airport

A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona has killed two people. Federal air-safety investigators said each plane had two people aboard when they collided in Marana Regional Airport on the outskirts of Tucson.
by The Associated Press

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What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach

What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach

All 76 passengers and four crew walked away from Monday’s disaster, with 21 people suffering minor injuries. It’s a credit, aviation experts said, to advances in plane design as well as a crew that flawlessly executed an evacuation plan.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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