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• Final Victim of 35W Bridge Collapse Found

  Shannon Weidemann | August 22, 2007 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  The death toll in the 35W Bridge collapse now stands at 13 as the final victim was pulled from the Mississippi River on Monday. Search crews and the family expressed relief that he had been found. The victim was a member of the construction crew that had been doing concrete work on the bridge at the time of the collapse. After Stanek thanked authorities for completing the recovery of the...

• Minneapolis Car Accident Kills Woman

  Shannon Weidemann | April 04, 2008 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A 26-year-old woman from Minneapolis was killed in a car accident on Friday night. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other car was also injured and taken to a local hospital...

• Jardine Baby Cribs Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | June 27, 2008 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Over 320,000 baby cribs there were manufactured by Jardine Enterprises have been recalled. The recalled cribs were sold at Babys R Us and Toys R Us stores across the nation from 2002 until May of...

• Counterfeit Square D Circuit Breakers Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | May 28, 2008 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  For the fourth time since last year the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled counterfeit circuit breakers. The circuit breakers are labeled with the Square D name and may be a...

• 11 Died On Minnesota Roads Over Memorial Day Weekend

  Chrissie Cole | May 26, 2009 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Eleven people died in fatal car accidents during the Memorial Day weekend in Minnesota. And three remain hospitalized in critical condition. The accident happened Saturday, in Olmsted County...

• Heparin Pricetag has Doubled

  Shannon Weidemann | May 09, 2008 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Heparin was recalled earlier this year due to patient injuries and death in the United States. It is believed that raw supplies from China were contaminated with a substance chemically similar to...

• Ortho Evera Birth Control Patch could lead to blood clots

  Michael Johnson | February 23, 2006 11:11 AM | 1 CommentMinneapolis, MN

  A recent study shows that women who use the Ortho Evera birth control patch are at twice the risk of developing a blood clot over those who use the pill. This study follows The Associated Press' investigation from last year and found that women who use the patch have an increased rate of blood clots. A representative of the, FDA Dr. Daniel Shames, stated that these results are "The results are...

• Motorcycle Accident Kills Scandia Man

  Shannon Weidemann | April 23, 2008 11:35 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A 47-year-old man has died following a motorcycle accident on Sunday evening. He was a resident of Scandia. The victim was driving a motorcycle about 8:30 p.m. Sunday on Manning Trail North...

• Doctors Remove Wrong Kidney in Minneapolis Hospital

  Staff Writer | March 18, 2008 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Surgeons at a hospital in Minneapolis accidentally removed a healthy kidney from a patient undergoing surgery for kidney cancer. The hospital made full disclosure of the glaring medical error afterwards in what has become an all-too-common occurrence at hospitals in the United States nowadays: wrong-site surgery. The chief medical officer for Park Nicollet Health Services made the error known...

• Kroger Hazelnut Spread Recalled Due To Undeclared Peanuts

  Chrissie Cole | October 21, 2009 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  International Bazaar Inc. announced a voluntary recall of single lot “Kroger Hazelnut Spread,” packed in Italy by Nutkao S.r.L. Consumers that have an allergy to peanuts may run the...