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Investigation over in natural gas explosions
Investigations into a pair of natural gas explosions that destroyed two homes in 2010 have now been closed, according to the State of Minnesota's Office of Pipeline Safety.June 17, 2013
Boat burns on Lake Minnetonka, no injuries
The boat caught fire on Robinson Bay on Sunday. Its occupants got a ride to safety from other boaters.June 17, 2013
Woman dies in apparent Owatonna drowning
Authorities say the woman was found face down in Lake Kohlmier in Owatonna Sunday just before 5 p.m. First responders attempted to revive the woman, who has not been identified.June 17, 2013
Transcripts detail landslide rescuers' initial desperation
Calls to 911 when a landslide buried two children in St. Paul's Lilydale Park last month reveal confusion over how to get emergency help to the victims.June 14, 2013
Man dies after falling out of deer stand
A 55-year-old Hibbing man has died after falling from the roof of a deer stand in northeastern Minnesota.June 13, 2013
Infant dies after being left in car seat
Authorities found that the girl had been left in a car seat in a vehicle for what investigators said was an extended period of time.June 12, 2013
3-year-old boy drowns in Nisswa
First responders were called to the east shore of Lake Edna about 6:30 p.m. Monday. The lake is just west of Highway 371.June 11, 2013
Minn. man dies during Canadian fishing trip
A vacationer from southern Minnesota has died after falling out of a boat into a northwestern Ontario lake over the weekend.June 10, 2013
Minn. man dies in tractor rollover
A 53-year-old Parkers Prairie man has died in a tractor accident over the weekend.June 10, 2013
MnDOT warns cyclists, motorists to be aware
As the weather gets warmer the Minnesota Department of Transportation is warning motorists and bicyclists to be aware of each other and share the road.June 10, 2013
Boat flip kills 2 at Lac qui Parle Lake
Two people died after their boat overturned on Lac qui Parle Lake, near Montevideo in west central Minnesota.June 9, 2013
1913 shipwreck found in Lake Superior
Nearly 100 years after the Henry B. Smith freighter went down in Lake Superior during a November storm, a group of shipwreck hunters believes it has found the ship -- largely intact.June 9, 2013
After Sandy, a new threat: Soaring flood insurance
After Superstorm Sandy, in the hardest-hit coastal stretches of New Jersey and New York, homeownersa re in limbo as they wait to see if tough new coastal rebuilding rules make it just too expensive to stay. In the federal government's newly released advisory flood maps, some homes in the most vulnerable area must be raised 14 feet on stilts at a cost of $150,000, or owners will face up to $30,000 a year in flood insurance premiums.June 9, 2013
Drowned paddler's ashes will return to Quetico, widow says
Elaine Barber didn't expect her paddling trip to turn out the way it did. But she said she could only wait helplessly beside the churning Basswood River on Sunday, hoping her husband would make it out after their canoe capsized in the Canadian wilderness.June 7, 2013
Minn. man missing along Canadian border
A Minnesota man is missing along the Canadian border in the area of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park.June 6, 2013