Minneapolis Public Schools considers restructuring plans that would leave over a dozen buildings without K-12 programming
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Minneapolis Public Schools is considering three restructuring plans that would leave 15 or 16 buildings without K-12 programming. Depending on the proposal, 12 percent to 14 percent of students would be affected by school mergers or boundary changes. District leaders say too many schools currently have too few students to sustainably provide the same staffing and programs across the district.
The school board has not approved any of the plans. The district will gather community feedback through October before the board considers changes for the 2027-28 school year
Two judges at the Fort Snelling immigration court have stepped down. Their departures last month mean there are just four full-time judges to handle tens of thousands of cases. The immigration court — part of the Executive Branch — decides deportation and asylum cases.
The city of Fargo and a police detective are being sued by a woman who says she was falsely arrested after police relied on artificial intelligence. Angela Lipps was arrested in Tennessee last year and held in jail for six months in connection with a case of bank fraud in Fargo.
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