Crews contain plant fire in Shakopee
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) – Officials say no one was hurt in an explosion at a biomass plant that rocked the Minnesota city of Shakopee The explosion happened around 12:40 p.m. Thursday in two silos at …
26 Apr 13
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Enbridge investigates small oil spill in NW Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Enbridge Energy Partners says it’s investigating the cause of a crude oil leak at its pumping station in the northwestern Minnesota town of Viking. The leak was discovered Tuesday afternoon. Enbridge spokesman …
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Minnesota confirms 4 more flu deaths
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is inching closer to 200 flu deaths this season. The state Department of Health says four more influenza-related deaths were confirmed last week. That brings Minnesota’s influenza death toll …
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Minn. House OKs bill with $150M more for college
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota’s state House has backed a higher education financing package that architects say will freeze undergraduate tuition at public colleges for two years. The plan passed Thursday by a bipartisan …
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Senate passes budget for all-day kindergarten
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The state Senate has passed its education budget to provide funding for all-day kindergarten. The $15.6 billion package spends the most of all budget bills in the Senate. It passed …
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Minn. Senate approves health spending bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota’s Senate has approved a budget for state health and assistance programs that includes a surcharge on HMOs and pay increases for care workers that critics say aren’t big enough. …
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4 arrested in St. Cloud cab robbery
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – Police have arrested a 19-year-old man and three juveniles after a cab driver was robbed in St. Cloud. The cab driver was robbed late Tuesday after he picked up two …
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Human remains found in Minn. park identified
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) – Authorities have confirmed skeletal remains found in a Burnsville park are those of a 61-year-old man missing for a year. The Hennepin County medical examiner identified the remains as those of …
25 Apr 13
