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A half-century of inspiring exploration, wonder: Minnesota astronomy group marks 50 years
The Minnesota Astronomical Society is marking 50 years of helping Minnesotans to view the wonders of the night sky. And it’ll celebrate the milestone this weekend with an free public event — including a nearly life-size replica of a lunar module.
Photos: Protesters rally in Minneapolis over the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran
Demonstrators on Saturday expressed their outrage at the death of Amini in Iran after she was arrested by Iran’s morality police allegedly for wearing her hijab too loosely. Photojournalist Nicole Neri captured scenes from the rally for MPR News.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said a man who was reported missing on Thursday has been found safe.
Feeding our Future defendant charged previously with Medicaid fraud
One of the four dozen defendants accused of defrauding federal child nutrition programs was charged previously with filing phony Medicaid claims.
Federally funded nutrition programs in the wake of a pandemic and a scandal
To better understand how the pandemic shifted the landscape of federally funded nutrition programs, we talked to Youthprise Nutrition Director Christa DeBoer. Youthprise has been serving meals to kids since 2014 through USDA funding.