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Driver Identified In Crash That Shut Down U.S. Highway 2 For Hours

67-year-old Richard Cantone of Minot died at the scene near Ray
TJ Nelson,

RAY, N.D. — North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the trucker who died when his semi hauling fuel overturned on U.S. Highway 2, shutting a section down for ten hours on Monday. 67-year-old Richard Cantone of Minot died at the scene near Ray. Authorities say the semi was hauling two trailers with about 9,000 gallons of gasoline and 1,000 gallons…
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At Least Four Injured After Semi Crashes into Minnesota School

School officials say two of the students suffered minor injuries and the two people in the car were also hurt
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HR09_131607072007010000 HR09_131607072087010000 HR09_131607072202340000 HR09_131607072286680000 HR09_131607072318010000 HR09_131607072349010000 HR09_131607072373680000 HR09_131607072573010000 HR09_131607072601340000 MOWER COUNTY, Minn. — At least two students were hurt after a semi-truck crashes into a school in Lyle, Minnesota Tuesday. Chief Deputy Mark May with the Mower County Sheriff’s Office says just before 8:30 a.m., the semi rear-ended another car on Highway 218 and veered off the road. The semi…
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West Fargo Driver Arrested for Gas Drive-Off, High Speed Chase

The chase began around 3:30 and hit speeds of 105 miles per hour through Traill and Cass Counties
TJ Nelson,

  CASS COUNTY, ND — A gas drive-off in Hillsboro leads to a high speed chase through two counties. A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop the car on I-29 being driven by 36-year-old Thomas Hibpshman, Jr. of West Fargo. The chase began around 3:30 and hit speeds of 105 miles per hour through Traill and Cass Counties….
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Volkswagen Issues Recall Over Computer Glitch

The recall is for the "CC", models 2009 to 2016 and the Passat sedan and wagon from 2006 to 2010
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  NATIONAL — Volkswagen is recalling nearly 300,000 vehicles in the U.S. after the discovery that a computer glitch that causes the cars to stall. The recall is for the “CC”, models 2009 to 2016 and the Passat sedan and wagon from 2006 to 2010. All of the models have four cylinder engines. Company officials say the fuel pump control…
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Sen. Franken Getting Back into Comedy with David Letterman for “Years of Living Dangerously”

The two men have teamed up with the Emmy Award-winning series "Years of Living Dangerously'' and Funny or Die to create a series of shorts in which they discuss everything from carbon emissions to Letterman's retirement beard.
TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Minnesota Senator Al Franken is getting back into comedy and he’s bringing retired late night talk show host David Letterman along for the ride. The two men have teamed up with the Emmy Award-winning series “Years of Living Dangerously” and Funny or Die to create a series of shorts in which they discuss everything from carbon emissions…
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Fire Melts Cab of Tractor Trailer at North Fargo Gas Station

The cab of a semi was engulfed in flames and it took crews about 10 minutes to put the fire out
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  FARGO, N.D. — A melted cab is all that remains after fire breaks out in a Fargo gas station parking lot. Fire crews responded to the Stamart Travel Center on 12th Avenue North just before 10:30 last night. The cab of a semi was engulfed in flames and it took crews about 10 minutes to put the fire out. There…