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• Rusk County Motorcycle Accidents Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2008 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A man was riding his motorcycle through Rusk County when he braked to miss a deer in the road. He could not stop in time and collided with the deer. The New Richmond man was killed in the motorcycle...

• 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...

• Infant Critically Burned from Ignited 'Oxygen Hood'

  Jenny Albano | January 24, 2008 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  An infant was critically burned when oxygen ignited inside the 'oxygen hood' worn by the infant. The newborn was lying in an open-topped bassinet underneath a warmer when the accident happened. The incident occurred at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids on Tuesday, January 22.The baby was wearing an oxygen hood, a device that fits over the face to supply additional oxygen, when something caused the...

• Couple Dies in Cottage Grove Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 21, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A married couple, that were long time motorcycle drivers were both killed in a motor vehicle accident in Cottage Grove. A car cut in front of them as they were driving through the intersection of Highway 61 and 120th Street. They were driving their own motorcycles and both hit the car. They were thrown from their motorcycles. The evidence suggests that the driver of the car is at fault. ...

• Drunk Driver Causes Car Accident Havoc on I-94

  Staff Writer | January 03, 2006 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A driver who apparently had to much "holiday spirits" caused minor accidents in both the west-bound lanes of 1-94. He was going the wrong way (east in the west-bound lane) when he hit a woman's car, but he somehow managed to get going in the right direction. Unfortunately he then had a minor accident with a tractor-trailer before he was finally stopped.According to the Star Tribune:There are...

• School Bus Company Honors 35W Bridge Heroes

  Shannon Weidemann | August 15, 2007 10:39 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  When the 35W Bridge collapsed on August 1st a school bus was one of the vehicles on the bridge. It was carrying 52 children and several adults. Some were injured but all of them made it off the bridge alive. The successful rescue effort was credited to three people. Today those people were honored by the school bus company. "Kim Dahl, our bus driver still had her hands on the wheel,"...

• $5.7 Million Awarded in Medical Malpractice Case

  Shannon Weidemann | May 25, 2007 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A patient filed a lawsuit against his dermatologist claiming he did not properly diagnose his skin cancer. The medical malpractice case was filed in San Diego. The jury awarded $5.7 Million to the man for damages, pain and suffering and lost wages. Regis M. Reilly, 53, claimed dermatologist Dr. James C. Powers failed to biopsy a cyst that later metastasized into cancer. Reilly has a family...

• H&M Recalls Boy's Jacket

  Shannon Weidemann | March 10, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Boy's Jackets sold at H&M have been recalled due to a possible choking hazard. The coats had a compass attached to them that may break off. The recalled product is a boy's cotton canvas jacket made exclusively for children in sizes 18M to size 6Y. It has style number 93196 written on the inside care label. There is an attached removable compass on the side. The compasses are copper or...

• Chlorine Leak Injures Almost 40

  Jenny Albano | March 27, 2008 7:48 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  On Wednesday, March 26, a chlorine gas leak in a pool injured 36 students and one adult. Rocori High School is the same school where two boys were killed in a shooting over four years ago.No one was critically injured, but twelve students and the injured adult had to stay over night at St. Cloud Hospital for further treatment. The leak was found just before 2 p.m. and the building was...

• Charlotte Construction Workers Hurt in Fall

  Shannon Weidemann | November 24, 2007 2:47 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Two construction workers were hurt in a fall from a scaffolding in Charlotte on Friday. The men were injured in a 20 foot fall. The construction accident happened at a new home that is being built on Lederer Ave. "They were working on the outside of the house when for whatever reason the wooden scaffolding gave way."The workers had non-life threatening injuries and were able to talk to the...