Detroit Lakes School Board meets Monday, community members worry rainbow sticker ban may still be discussed
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The Detroit Lakes School Board is meeting Monday. Some community members have signed up to give public comment about the board's recent efforts to ban rainbow stickers from school grounds. They'll now each only be allowed to speak for one minute. Some Detroit Lakes teachers display rainbow stickers to signal LGBTQ+ acceptance. The board rescinded a ban on those stickers, but some community members are worried a version of the policy will be again discussed Monday.
Hundreds gathered at the concert venue First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday night for a campaign concert put on by Democrats. Several statewide candidates, along with a pair of progressive congresswomen, people harmed by the federal immigration enforcement surge and local artists urged voters to support DFLers. Election Day is Nov. 3 and early voting in Minnesota is ongoing.
The University of Minnesota and CentraCare are launching a new medical school fellowship aimed at getting more doctors into rural areas who can deliver babies and handle complicated births. In many rural hospitals, family medicine physicians have obstetrics training, but they're not equipped to handle surgeries like c-sections. This fellowship will give family doctors surgical training and it should also help rural labor and delivery units stay open.
The Delta Air Lines CEO says he doesn’t want employees to fear artificial intelligence will take their jobs. The airline says more than 7,000 employees are based in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking the public for input on state wildlife and aquatic management areas. The state recently amended landscape plans for its seven largest areas, including Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area in Columbus. Now, it's updating the remaining 1,500 wildlife areas and 700 aquatic areas.
U of M fellowship aims to boost rural obstetrics training and keep labor and delivery units open
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