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Nepali Minnesotans hold vigil in solidarity with Himalayan flood victims

Nepali Minnesotans hold vigil in solidarity with Himalayan flood victims

Members of Minnesota’s Nepali diaspora and supporters gathered outside the state Capitol to honor victims of landslides and flash flooding in the Himalayas. The collapse of a glacier on Aug. 26 triggered the disaster, which has killed more than 1,000 people. About 4,000 people were missing as of Tuesday.
by Alanna Elder

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Visa restrictions lead to fewer international students enrolling in MN colleges for 2nd year

Visa restrictions lead to fewer international students enrolling in MN colleges for 2nd year

As the Trump administration enacts policy changes restricting student visas, many of the students from foreign countries here are feeling anxious about the future or their studies and whether they’ll be able to complete them.
by Hannah Yang

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Family, friends remember farmer who supplied Minnesota State Fair's Corn Roast

Family, friends remember farmer who supplied Minnesota State Fair's Corn Roast

For more than two decades, farmer Jerry Untiedt supplied each year’s Minnesota State Fair with hundreds of thousands of ears of fresh sweet corn for the Corn Roast stand. He passed away in July.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Mother, son charged after stolen Suni Lee statue allegedly found in their St. Paul apartment

Mother, son charged after stolen Suni Lee statue allegedly found in their St. Paul apartment

Criminal complaints filed in Ramsey County court allege the stolen bronze bust was found early last Friday in an apartment on St. Paul’s east side by police officers responding to a shots-fired call.
by MPR News Staff

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3 people found dead in Inver Grove Heights home

Police in the Twin Cities suburb said officers made the discovery after being asked to conduct a welfare check at a residence on 78th Street East, just east of Cahill Avenue.
by MPR News Staff

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