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Southwestern Minnesota communities looking to support 3 friends recovering from severe burns in bonfire accident

Three close friends are recovering in the Hennepin County Medical Center burn unit after sustaining extensive burns when a flammable liquid was poured on a bonfire on April 11. Efforts are underway to help the three and their families with the expenses ahead.

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Over 3 lbs of meth, incendiary device found during raid near Cottonwood

COTTONWOOD, Minn. 鈥� More than three pounds of methamphetamine and an incendiary device were found by law enforcement Thursday, Sept. 17, during the raid of a suspected methamphetamine lab in rural Yellow Medicine County, according to the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force.

Sep 18, 2020

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Guatemalan in fatal 2008 school bus crash pleads guilty to U.S. re-entry

ST. PAUL 鈥� A Guatemalan woman deported in 2016 after serving eight years in a Minnesota prison for causing a school bus crash that killed four children has pleaded guilty to re-entering the United States illegally, the U.S. attorney鈥檚 office announced Monday, Feb. 3.

Feb 3, 2020

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ICE arrests woman involved in fatal 2008 Minnesota school bus crash

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. 鈥� A Guatemalan woman, who was deported in 2016 after serving eight years in a Minnesota prison for causing a school bus crash that killed four children, was arrested Tuesday evening, Nov. 26, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials for reentering the United States illegally.

Nov 27, 2019

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Video of Minnesota boy seeing color for the first time helps to raise money for colorblind students

When his parents saw his reaction to the colors around him, they knew they had to figure out how to pay for the glasses.

Nov 26, 2019

By Washington Post

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Ruptured pipeline in western Minnesota may have been intentionally damaged

COTTONWOOD, Minn. 鈥� A broken pipeline that caused an undetermined amount of diesel fuel to flow into a drainage ditch and the Yellow Medicine River may have been intentionally damaged.

Apr 25, 2019

By Carolyn Lange / Forum News Service

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Minnesota keeps Palmer amaranth at bay by pulling by hand, blow torching

COTTONWOOD, Minn. - Propane blow torches, herbicide, the sharp blades of mowers, hand pulling, and most important of all, the vigilant eyes of landowners.These are among the weapons the Minnesota Department of Agriculture has employed to eradicat...

Jul 11, 2017

By Tom Cherveny

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