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Friday memorial service will remember fallen White Bear Lake soldier

Eleven former military lawyers are challenging the Justice Department’s assignment of active duty military attorneys as federal prosecutors.

About 65,000 Minnesotans applied for paid time off of work through the state’s Paid Leave Act, and a little more than half of them were approved, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. Under the law, people could begin taking paid leave back in January. About half of those who have applied earn less than $78,000 a year, and about one-quarter of applicants make under $52,000 a year.

A memorial service will be held Friday in White Bear Lake for a fallen soldier killed earlier this month in Kuwait.

The Barn will be rocking Friday night as the Gophers women’s basketball team hosts Green Bay to open the NCAA tournament. Tipoff at Williams Arena is at 5 p.m. It’s Minnesota’s first time hosting a tournament game in more than 20 years.

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