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Good morning and welcome to another month! Partly cloudy today with isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s. Do you ignore school bus stop signs? (Please don't, by the way. They're there for a reason). If you do, maybe a bigger fine will make you change your ways. A new state law that goes into effect today raises the fine to $500. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog
 

'Don't let me die': Survivors recall terror of I-35W bridge collapse

Ten years ago today, the unthinkable happened in Minneapolis when the Interstate 35W bridge, packed with cars, collapsed into the Mississippi River. Survivors' memories remain vivid, and painful. | Photos: Looking back at the I-35W bridge collapse | Your memories | NewsCut: The people who deliver the bad news

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I-35W bridge failure turns into powerful teaching tool

For new engineers, the 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis has become more than a textbook case of design failure. Some colleges are using remnants of the wreckage to hammer home lessons on professional duty. | Since I-35W, state has more eyes and sharper focus on bridges

Police: Mendota Heights murder suspect arrested

The Dakota County Sheriff's Office released a statement saying Lucifer Nguyen, 44, was arrested late Monday night. He's being held at the Dakota County Jail. | Charges: Mendota Heights murder suspect left trail of mayhem

Red Lake considers banishment, harsher penalties for drug dealers

The Red Lake Tribal Council will on meet Tuesday to debate a new punishment for drug dealers on the reservation -- banishment.

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Trump's tweets threaten to destabilize insurance markets

The president says he may cut off payments to insurance companies. These are federal payments that help insurers discount the price of the health plans they sell to people who have lower incomes.

Kelly flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House

Tapped to bring order to a chaotic West Wing, John Kelly began to make his mark immediately on Monday, ousting newly appointed communications director Anthony Scaramucci and revising a dysfunctional command structure that has bred warring factions.

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