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Snow, snow (and plenty of ice) everywhere

Snowstorms and icy conditions on Sunday delayed flights across the northern United States, caused havoc on roads and left thousands without electricity.

Drivers warned to stay off roads amid threat of more snow

Drivers across the country were warned Saturday to stay off roads and hunker down indoors as night falls, bringing more heavy snow and blizzard conditions in parts of the country.

Victims plan to sue over Minnesota bridge collapse

Four victims of the 2007 Minnesota bridge collapse plan to sue a consulting firm that evaluated the structure and a construction company that was resurfacing it at the time, an attorney told CNN Wednesday.

Time.com: New Interstate Bridge in Minneapolis Opens

A steady stream of motorists crossed the new Interstate 35W "smart bridge" as it opened early Thursday, a little more than a year after the old one collapsed into the Mississippi River and killed 13 people

Nation's bridges, roads still 'structurally deficient'

Mercedes Gorden remembers August 1, 2007, like it was yesterday.

Time.com: 9th Body Found in Bridge Debris

Divers found another body in the Mississippi River on Sunday, 11 days after a highway bridge collapsed into the fast-flowing water

Report: Bridge inspectors raised concerns beginning in 1996

State engineers recommended in 2000 that the Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed last week be replaced or redecked, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Wednesday.

Minneapolis falls silent for victims of bridge collapse

From parks to the banks of the Mississippi River, people across Minneapolis on Tuesday paused to remember those who died in last week's bridge disaster as the search intensified for more victims.

Bridge construction crews questioned as divers search

Federal investigators questioned construction crews that were working on the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River when it collapsed last week, while divers Sunday continued their search for victims of the disaster.

States warned to inspect bridges

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters notified state transportation departments Thursday to immediately inspect all bridges of the same design as the one that collapsed Wednesday in Minnesota.

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