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St. Paul elects school board members Allen, Carrillo, Franco, Valliant in sweep for teachers’ union

St. Paul elects school board members Allen, Carrillo, Franco, Valliant in sweep for teachers’ union

Voters chose four winners from seven candidates for the Saint Paul Public Schools board: Incumbent Chauntyll Allen, returning board member Yusef Carrillo, plus newcomers Carlo Franco and Erica Valliant.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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Election Tuesday: A check-in from the Minneapolis polls

Election Tuesday: A check-in from the Minneapolis polls

Off-year, local elections tend to see much lower turnout than presidential and statewide races. But their results still have a big impact on Minnesotans’ lives. Listen for an update from the Minneapolis polls here.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Kyra Miles

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St. Paul's Como Zoo welcomes new baby giraffe

St. Paul's Como Zoo welcomes new baby giraffe

St. Paul’s Como Zoo welcomed a new baby giraffe this week — and it’ll likely be on view to the public in the next few weeks.
by MPR News Staff

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Authorities still seeking answers seven years after Minnesota hunter was fatally shot

Authorities still seeking answers seven years after Minnesota hunter was fatally shot

On Nov. 7, 2016, Terry Brisk was deer hunting on his parents’ property in Morrison County, east of Little Falls, Minn., when he was shot and killed. Investigators said they believe he was killed with his own rifle, which they found the following spring.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Rural Voice: How to educate and attract the next generation of rural workers

Rural Voice: How to educate and attract the next generation of rural workers

Can remote work reverse the rural brain drain? Maybe. But there’s still work to be done to educate and engage the next generation of workers for small towns in the Upper Midwest, as MPR News host Kerri Miller heard when she hosted a Rural Voice town hall in River Falls, Wis., last month.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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A year of challenges and change for Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara

A year of challenges and change for Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara

One year ago, Brian O’Hara became the new chief of the Minneapolis Police Department. He joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer Tuesday on Minnesota Now to reflect on his first year as chief.
by MPR News Staff

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