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April 20, 2018
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Firefighters, friends and neighbors came to our rescue
Recently we suffered a fire to our home that destroyed the entire interior of the home between water and smoke damage. We were lucky that all people and pets were able to get out of the house safely and without incident.
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April 20, 2018 - 12:16pm
March 27, 2018
Fire at gun shop causes total loss, required 75 firefighters to extinguish
FOREST LAKE, Minn.—Ben Oliver's phone call to his wife Monday night, March 26, was brief: "Honey, there's a fire at the range, I'll be...
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March 27, 2018 - 7:23pm
March 23, 2018
Giant animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex goes up in dramatic flames in Colorado
Sixty-six million years ago, Earth's dinosaurs were suddenly wiped out in a cataclysmic blast of fire and smoke. On Thursday, a similar fate befell a life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex at a dinosaur-themed park in central Colorado, only this extinction was captured on video....
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March 23, 2018 - 7:15am
March 14, 2018
Fire contained at Parkers Prairie business
PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn.—Thanks to an observant firefighter, a fire at Hart Travel bus company in Parkers Prairie, Minn., was quickly contained....
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March 14, 2018 - 9:14pm
February 25, 2018
Body found after deadly fire in Winger, Minn.
WINGER, MINN.—A body was found after a deadly fire in Winger, Minn., on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8:24 p.m. Crews responded to a fire at a shop...
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February 25, 2018 - 3:30pm
February 15, 2018
No one hurt in Turtle River Township fire
TURTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP—No one was hurt when the garage of a Turtle River Township house went up in flames Thursday. According to a news...
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February 15, 2018 - 3:22pm
January 22, 2018
Minn. fire victim from northeast ND praised as outgoing, courageous
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- Outgoing, courageous, spontaneous – these were the words Shandiin Rose Goodbird’s twin sister, Nadean Goodbird, used...
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January 22, 2018 - 3:30pm
January 18, 2018
Victim identified in Alexandria fatal fire; two others recovering in Twin Cities hospital
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—A 19-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Alexandria on Monday, Jan. 15 has been identified as Shandiin Goodbird of Alexandria. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office positively identified the woman, according to a news release issued Thursday afternoon...
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January 18, 2018 - 4:20pm
January 16, 2018
Fire after possible explosion destroys central Minn. home
BIRD ISLAND, Minn. — A Bird Island home was destroyed in a fire Monday, Jan. 15, following a possible explosion. There were no injuries...
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January 16, 2018 - 10:45am
January 15, 2018
Woman, 19, dies in Alexandria apartment fire
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Up until a couple of weeks ago, Douglas County in central Minnesota hadn't had a fatal fire in 15 years. Now, in the...
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January 15, 2018 - 6:51pm
January 9, 2018
Smoking led to fatal fire that killed 2 in Alexandria, say investigators
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- Smoking caused a mobile home fire that killed two people in Alexandria on Jan. 5, according to authorities. The Alexandria...
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January 9, 2018 - 5:57pm
January 7, 2018
Man dies in house fire in southwest Minnesota
LAKE LILLIAN, Minn. — One person has died in a house fire that broke out early Saturday morning near Lake Lillian in southwest Minnesota....
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January 7, 2018 - 5:58pm
January 5, 2018
Fire that destroyed home of a Roy Moore accuser is being investigated as an arson
The home of Tina Johnson, who accused former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of groping her, was destroyed Wednesday in a fire that is being...
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January 5, 2018 - 9:47pm
December 29, 2017
Child playing with stove started deadliest New York City fire in 25 years, officials say
A 3-year-old playing with a stove accidentally started the deadliest fire in New York City in more than 25 years, officials said Friday. The...
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December 29, 2017 - 6:51pm
December 28, 2017
Funeral services set for Hibbing fire victim
HIBBING, Minn. — Funeral arrangements have been announced for one of the four family members who died from injuries suffered in a house fire earlier this week in Hibbing. Visitation for 9-year-old Todd Jacob Gillitzer Jr. will take place Friday, Dec. 29, from 4-7 p.m. at St....
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December 28, 2017 - 7:38pm
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