Detroit Lakes school board to discuss district policy aimed at banning rainbow symbols on school grounds

The Detroit Lakes school board will discuss a new district policy on Monday aimed at banning rainbow symbols on school grounds. It’s the next step in a monthslong saga about rainbow “safe space” stickers that some teachers display on campus. They’re meant to show the classroom is a welcoming space for LGBTQ+ students.

Volunteers helped check more than 50 Minnesota lakes this summer for the genetic fingerprint of invasive zebra mussels. The Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center developed DNA test kits for citizen scientists.

Minnesota’s attorney general race is honing in on one of the most consequential issues this election cycle — fraud in social services programs. While the Minnesota attorney general’s office largely deals with civil matters like consumer protection, it does have the authority to prosecute Medicaid fraud.

Bird flu has been found in Minnesota yet again. This time, officials detected the disease earlier than usual. They first found it in a Wright County commercial flock. Since then, flocks totaling more than 260,000 birds have been infected. Avian flu constantly changes, so we still don’t know why it arrived early.

The St. Paul factory behind Pearson's Salted Nut Roll is shutting down for good Monday. Pearson’s Candy Company says rising production costs and higher ingredients prices made operating the 67-year-old St. Paul factory unsustainable.

Citizen sleuths use DNA traces to hunt for zebra mussels in Minnesota lakes

Minnesota attorney general race is referendum on fraud, Trump

An early surge confirms bird flu is back in Minnesota

Pearson's Candy Company shuts down St. Paul factory for good