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Crash at Minn. railroad crossing kills 1
St. Louis County sheriff's deputies say a train-truck crash at a foggy railroad crossing has killed one person.February 13, 2013
Water line break floods downtown St. Paul streets
An underground water line ruptured early Saturday in downtown St. Paul, flooding several city blocks, causing a widespread drop in water pressure and prompting city officials to warn against drinking tap water.February 9, 2013
Worker burned at Minn. Crystal Sugar factory
Officials are saying little about an accident that seriously burned a worker at the American Crystal Sugar Co. plant in East Grand Forks last week.February 6, 2013
2 who drowned in Lake Minnetonka ID'd
The Hennepin County medical examiner says 31-year-old Harland Dietrich and 87-year-old Mary Ann Haram were both pronounced dead just after 7 p.m. Saturday at Hennepin County Medical Center.February 4, 2013
Flags lowered for Four Chaplains Day
Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered state flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Immortal Four Chaplains Day.February 3, 2013
2 die after plunge into Lake Minnetonka
Two people died after their car went through a Lake Minnetonka channel on Saturday. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner determined both drowned.February 3, 2013
Lake Superior guide goes through ice, dies
The Ashland County Sheriff's Office says 34-year-old James Hudson, of Bayfield, broke through in the channel between Long Island and the mainland.January 28, 2013
Fire knocks out power in Sioux Falls
Power may be out until Sunday evening in a four-block area of downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., after a fire damaged an underground electrical transformer.January 25, 2013
Family: Brodkorb improving after crash
The family of fired Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb says he's doing better after crashing his sport utility vehicle on a highway near St. Paul.January 25, 2013
Minneapolis Beek's Pizza damaged by fire
Officials with the Minneapolis Fire Department say one firefighter was injured battling a three-alarm blaze which heavily damaged two south Minneapolis businesses, including a popular pizza joint.January 25, 2013
Missing Minn. man found dead in field
A missing northwestern Minnesota man has been found dead in a field, a possible victim of exposure to the cold.January 24, 2013
Former Senate staffer Brodkorb critically injured in crash
The Minnesota State Patrol says Michael Brodkorb's car struck the wall of a bridge along 35E in Mendota Heights Wednesday about 9 p.m. Wednesday and came to rest against a concrete median barrier.January 24, 2013
Tab for Minneapolis water main break: $325,000
The city of Minneapolis says the water main break that flooded a busy downtown area earlier this month cost $325,000 to repair.January 23, 2013
Baby pulled from Minn. lake dies
An infant girl has died after being pulled from her family's submerged sport utility vehicle in Lake Minnetonka last Friday.January 22, 2013
Autopsy: Minn. man, 61, died of hypothermia
Authorities say a 61-year-old man who was found in a Mahnomen storage building this weekend died from exposure to the cold.January 21, 2013