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Powerful April Blizzard To Unfold Across Northern Plains Next Week

Another blockbuster storm that will unload heavy snow and stir up strong winds is likely to evolve into a full-fledged blizzard

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Cleanup begins after fiery Minnesota ethanol derailment

Workers have started removing contaminated soil and damaged railcars left behind after Thursday's fiery train derailment in southwest Minnesota

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Fiery derailments renew Americans' focus on railroad safety

Americans are focusing more on railroad safety after two recent fiery derailments in Ohio last month and in Minnesota this week

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Minnesota Vikings NFL draft mailbag: Looking to the future

In the latest Minnesota Vikings mailbag, the questions focused on the NFL draft, the future at quarterback and scenarios galore.

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Minnesota train incident comes as rail safety under scrutiny

The train was hauling roughly 40 cars, including 14 with hazardous materials.

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Train derails, catches fire in Raymond, Minn.; residents return home after middle-of the-night evacuation

RAYMOND, Minn. — Residents in this small west-central Minnesota town were woken in the middle of the night by first responders pounding on doors and cellphones warning them to evacuate after a train carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire.

Tribune News Service

Blizzard Conditions, Dangerous Travel Expected As Snowstorm Targets North-central US

A powerful, cross-country storm will bring another round of snow and gusty winds to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest

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A train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in Minnesota, evacuation lifted

Twenty-two cars, including 10 carrying ethanol, derailed west of Minneapolis; four are on fire. The derailment's cause is under investigation.

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Residents evacuated after train carrying ethanol derails, catches fire in Raymond, Minn.

MINNEAPOLIS — A BNSF train carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in the west-central Minnesota town of Raymond early Thursday, and residents living near the scene were being evacuated, the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office said.

Tribune News Service

Fiery train derailment in Minnesota prompts evacuations

Authorities say a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup has derailed and caught fire in Minnesota and nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate from their homes

The Independent UK

Derailed train bursts into flames in Minnesota forcing residents to flee homes

The train derailed in the town of Raymond, about 100 miles west of Minneapolis, at about 1am on Thursday local time

Evening Standard

Minnesota residents evacuated from homes as train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire

Cargo train derailed at around 1am on Thursday morning in the town of Raymond, Minnesota

The Independent UK

California may create a new Amber Alert for missing Black women and girls. Here’s how

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amid ongoing concerns that missing Black women and girls are too-often ignored by law enforcement and the media, a California legislator has proposed alert notifications to mandate immediate action when those cases happen.

Tribune News Service

Cargill to stop handling Russian grains for export as war in Ukraine continues

Minnesota-based agribusiness Cargill said it will stop exporting Russian grains sourced by the company by the middle of this summer.

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Jamie Erdahl believes Vikings need a change at quarterback

On Wednesday morning's Good Morning Football, resident Minnesotan Jamie Erdahl believes that the Vikings need to replace Kirk Cousins.

Tribune News Service

Signs point to northern Minnesota deer under winter stress again

Regardless of when spring finally arrives in northern Minnesota — assuming it does — the winter of 2022-2023 will go down as another severe one for deer in the top half of the state.

The Independent UK

Minnesota youth vaping trial of e-cigarette maker Juul opens

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison plans to lead the opening statements Tuesday in his state’s lawsuit against Juul Labs

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Nuclear plant shutdown blamed in Minnesota fish kill

State officials in Minnesota say the shutdown of a nuclear power plant caused a water temperature change that killed at least 230 fish in the Mississippi River

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The Independent UK

Minnesota suit against e-cigarette maker Juul goes to trial

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is slated to lead off opening statements expected Tuesday in his state’s lawsuit against Juul Labs

Daily Mirror

Blogging mum turned sleuth solves 27-year-old case of boy, 11, killed by masked kidnapper

Jacob Wetterling was 11 when he went missing near his home in Minnesota, US, in October 1989. He was never found until Joy Baker started a blog and began investigating the case decades later

Reason

Oil Companies Fail to Convince the Eighth Circuit Climate Cases Should Be Removed to Federal Court (Updated)

The Eighth Circuit joins the First, Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth in rejecting the arguments for removal, but Judge David Stras writes an interesting concurrence.

Tribune News Service

Fix to stop leak at Xcel's nuclear plant Minnesota did not work, prompting shutdown

MINNEAPOLIS — Xcel Energy started shutting down its Monticello nuclear power plant Friday after the company's repair of a leaking pipe did not fully do the job — causing more radioactive water to seep into the ground.

The Independent UK

Minnesota nuclear plant shuts down for leak; residents worry

A Minnesota utility has begun shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis after failing to stop the release of radioactive material

Tribune News Service

Review: Al Franken was good enough, smart enough as host of 'The Daily Show'

Al Franken's week behind the "Daily Show" desk won't inspire a campaign to make him the long-running program's permanent host. But it was a firm reminder that the former Minnesota senator's top priority these days is comedy.

The Independent UK

Radioactive water leaks at Minn. nuclear plant for 2nd time

The company that owns a nuclear power plant northwest of Minneapolis says water containing a radioactive material is leaking from the plant for a second time

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