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St. Paul continues to grapple with ransomware attack
The City of St. Paul says the cause of the cyberattack that has impeded the city's internal internet is due to a ransomware attack.
Man charged in mysterious vandalism of St. Paul sewer grates
Since early June, the City of St. Paul reports hundreds of sewer grates have been removed and left in the drains. Police this week arrested and charged a 34-year-old man suspected in the case. 
White Earth Nation welcomes first bison calf
The bison calf marks the start of “a new chapter” in the White Earth Nation Bison Program, which leads an ongoing effort to restore bison to Ojibwe lands in the state. The calf was born near Naytahwaush on Tuesday.
Minnesota food shelves are looking more like grocery stores, but federal cuts threaten their future
St. Peter's food shelf renovated its space this summer to create a "Super Shelf" to provide those in need of food assistance with an experience more like that of a supermarket.
Six weeks after destructive storms, Bemidji still struggling
Hurricane-force winds felled millions of trees in Beltrami County in a late-June storm. The cleanup efforts continue, but officials lament the lack of help from the federal government.
Minnesota mother remains in ICE custody despite judge's release order 
Antonia Aguilar Maldonado’s attorneys say she is being held at the Kandiyohi County Jail in Willmar, despite having no criminal record, an active asylum case, and a bond approved by an immigration judge. A hearing is scheduled for next week in the case.