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• 2 killed when car rear-ends Crystal truck
  The 21-year-old parents of two small children, including a newborn, were killed when their car slammed into the back of a Crystal city dump truck. Two other passengers were in critical condition.
  Jan 17, 2009
• St. Cloud priest faces child porn charges
  The Rev. John Caskey, 53, of St. Cloud, who served parishes in the Morris, Minn., area, was removed from priestly duties after being charged with 20 counts of possessing child pornography.
  Feb 1, 2008
• Hesham Hussein brought people together
  A man with many skills, he helped build bridges between Minnesota's Muslim and non-Muslim citizens. The 44-year-old Inver Grove Heights resident died Saturday in a car accident in Saudi Arabia.
  Jan 27, 2008
• Man charged with one carjacking is a suspect in a second incident
  Police say a woman was held captive in her own back seat on Jan. 12 by a suspect who also might have locked a Minneapolis man in the truck of a car last week.
  Jan 24, 2008
• A little snow creates a lot of hassle
  Traffic accidents ranging from day-ruining fender-benders to crashes with serious injuries, including one involving a police officer in Burnsville, abounded on snowy metro area highways.
  Jan 21, 2008
• 'Relentless fighter for human rights' dies
  Conrad Balfour, a civil rights pioneer and a former Minnesota human rights commissioner, challenged authority to fight for blacks, American Indians, prisoners and gays, even when he had to go against the very governor who appointed him. He was 79.
  Jan 20, 2008
• Rare genetic disease killed Winona State student
  Wilson's disease is treatable if caught early, but by the time Jared Stene arrived at the hospital, it was too late.
  Jan 17, 2008
• Dad suspected of leaving son, 1, in van as he sat in strip club
  David Mantor of Maplewood was arrested on suspicion of leaving the little boy in a locked van for more than three hours. The child suffered frostbite.
  Jan 11, 2008
• Facebook photos land Eden Prairie kids in trouble
  Eden Prairie High School administrators have reprimanded more than 100 students and suspended some from sports and other extracurricular activities after obtaining Facebook photos of students partying.
  Jan 9, 2008
• Another death from excessive drinking?
  Alcohol is suspected as the likely cause of death for a Farmington man, who was to return to St. Cloud State for classes in the spring.
  Jan 7, 2008

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