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State settles with Osseo school district over student sexual harassment case

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says an assistant principal in the Osseo school district sexually harassed a fourth-grade student. The agency is requiring the district to pay the student more than $61,000 and apologize.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minneapolis teachers vote to authorize strike

Minneapolis teachers vote to authorize strike

The vote outcome does not mean a strike has been called by Minneapolis teachers. If the union chooses to move ahead with a work stoppage, it would need to announce a strike date with at least 10 days’ notice to the district.
by MPR News Staff, Elizabeth Shockman and Feven Gerezgiher

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Twin Cities recycling plant boosts capacity with AI sorting

Twin Cities recycling plant boosts capacity with AI sorting

A major regional recycling plant in the Twin Cities has finished a $23 million renovation to increase its capacity, as the state aims to recycle more and throw away less. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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How to help Minnesotans set to lose SNAP benefits — and how to get help

How to help Minnesotans set to lose SNAP benefits — and how to get help

Local food shelves are already facing strains and because of the federal shutdown, and state officials say there is not enough federal funding for SNAP to offer money to Minnesota participants for November.
by Sam Stroozas and Regina Medina

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State to send $4M to food shelves as shutdown threatens SNAP aid

State to send $4M to food shelves as shutdown threatens SNAP aid

Gov. Tim Walz announced $4 million in emergency funding for Minnesota food shelves as the federal government shutdown threatens to disrupt SNAP benefits in November.
by Regina Medina

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Record attendance expected for Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony at Split Rock Lighthouse

Record attendance expected for Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony at Split Rock Lighthouse

Organizers of the annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony at Split Rock Lighthouse on Minnesota’s North Shore say next month’s event is now sold out — with record-breaking attendance expected on the 50th anniversary of the wreck.
by Andrew Krueger

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Hundreds of residents evacuated after fire, utility outage in St. Paul high-rise

Hundreds of residents evacuated after fire, utility outage in St. Paul high-rise

Hundreds of St. Paul residents were in temporary housing Monday, a day after a fire and utility outage forced the evacuation of the city’s Skyline Tower high-rise apartment building.
by Grace Praxmarer and Matt Sepic

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