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DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison is facing off against Republican trial attorney Ron Schutz in one of Minnesota’s most competitive statewide races.

The family of the 23-year-old man killed in Monday’s attack at a Minneapolis residential treatment facility is calling for accountability and justice.

While things got off to a slightly later start, we have largely caught up to typical timing in the last five days. With cold mornings all across the state, that gets the internal chemicals in leaves going.

At least four “witch paddles” are taking place in Minnesota over the next few weeks. Guests will don their witchiest gear and take to the open water to celebrate womanhood and Halloween.

The Office of Higher Education awarded $950,000 in Early Childhood Family Education Teacher Shortage grants to support educators seeking licenses. Four universities will use the funds to support rural communities and students of color through scholarships and targeted recruitment.

The lettuce grower told state regulators in August that it planned to permanently close its facility Oct. 4 and lay off nearly 100 employees, but in a new filing with the state this week, the company said it is postponing the closure and that it hopes to continue operations.