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Stolen Urn With Mom's Ashes Found At Winona State

WINONA, Minn. (AP) -- Winona police say a stolen urn holding a woman's ashes has been recovered at Winona State University.

Police Sgt. Gary Hoeppner says a maintenance worker at the school found a backpack in the campus gazebo Friday and notified campus security.

The backpack contained a number of items, including the urn with the ashes intact. A 20-year-old woman had reported the urn missing from her vehicle on Sept. 11.

A KAGE radio report says university officials are reviewing surveillance video to try to figure out who left the backpack.

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