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Minnesota readies first-ever K-12 health education standards

Minnesota readies first-ever K-12 health education standards

Advocates say the new standards, set to be phased in over the next three years, introduce needed guidance on nutrition, first aid, sex and abuse prevention. Some school watchers worry the standards will burden already overwhelmed educators.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Former state Sen. Eichorn pleads guilty in child solicitation sting

Former state Sen. Eichorn pleads guilty in child solicitation sting

Eichorn, a Republican from Grand Rapids, was arrested in March 2025 following a sting operation. He pleaded guilty to texting with and arranging to meet someone who he believed to be a 17-year-old.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Allegiant Air and Sun Country complete merger, creating larger budget airline for travelers

Allegiant Air and Sun Country complete merger, creating larger budget airline for travelers

Las Vegas-based Allegiant said the transaction closed after receiving required regulatory and shareholder approvals. When the deal was first announced in January, Allegiant said it was valued at about $1.5 billion, including debt.
by The Associated Press

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1 in 3 Minnesota childcare providers can’t pay themselves, survey finds

A new survey from First Children’s Finance and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis shows that 2024 improvements in enrollment and business sustainability in the Minnesota childcare business sector have stopped or regressed.
by Kyra Miles

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What we know about a Minnesotan's possible hantavirus exposure

What we know about a Minnesotan's possible hantavirus exposure

State epidemiologist Dr. Ruth Lynfield says the health department is keeping close tabs on a Minnesotan who may have been exposed to hantavirus and the current situation is different than what unfolded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Need for rent relief remains high as eviction filings increase and individual donations slow down 

Need for rent relief remains high as eviction filings increase and individual donations slow down 

Some organizers of rent relief funds say they’re seeing an increase in requests for help as the number of evictions ticks upward and the amount of individual donations drop.
by Cari Spencer

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State retirement program for Minnesota small businesses, employees is rolling out

State retirement program for Minnesota small businesses, employees is rolling out

Secure Choice Executive Director Chad Roberts told Morning Edition that the state’s responsibility to help people save — in addition to social security — for life after their careers eases the burden for the rest of the public.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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2 dead in separate boating incidents in Minnesota

A boat crash in Crow Wing County killed a college student on Little Emily Lake. Later in the day, a separate boat crash on Lake Vermilion in St. Louis County killed one person and injured others.
by MPR News Staff

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