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05/10/2008 - TWO KILLED IN HEAD-ON WRECK
Kim David/KROC AM News
A head-on traffic wreck near Chisago City last night killed both drivers. The State Patrol says an SUV driven by an 18-year old from Shafer, Minnesota crossed the centerline of the road and collided with a semi-truck. Both vehicles burst into flames. The driver of the truck was from Phoenix. The wreck happened around 7:30 on Highway 8.

05/10/2008 - FINAL BLOW FOR BIG STONE?
Kim David/KROC AM News
A recommendation from 2 administrative law judges may have killed a proposed coal-fired power plant that would serve parts of Minnesota. The proposed Big Stone 2 plant would be located in South Dakota and some of its electricity would be sent to Minnesota through new transmission lines. The 2 judges last year recommended the lines be built - but have now done a 180. They say they changed their minds because conditions have changed. When they recommended the lines last year, it was expected most of the electricity would be sent to Minnesota. But the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and another Minnesota utility withdrew from the project last year, meaning less electricity would be needed. The judges now say the utilities still involved in the project have failed to show they can't find less expensive energy sources elsewhere, such as through wind power. The utilities say without the new power plant, they will be forced to buy more electricity from natural gas sources, which will be more expensive. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will consider the recommendation next month.