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Duluth schools recommend combination of in-person and distance learning
Duluth schools officials are recommending that elementary students start the year in school, with older students attending class primarily online. The school board meets Thursday to consider the proposal.
During COVID-19, a growing interest in recycling food waste at home
With interest in organics recycling programs growing, the pandemic has highlighted Minnesota’s need for more compost sites to handle food waste.
Minneapolis commission takes up proposal to disband police
The Charter Commission could approve the proposal; reject it; propose a substitute or ask for more time to review it. Rejection wouldn't be fatal, because the City Council isn't bound by the commission's decision. But a delay would be, by making it impossible to get the idea onto November's ballot.
Aug. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: 9 more deaths; 629 new cases
Wednesday’s numbers show daily deaths remain in the single digits, with the number of people currently hospitalized dipping after trending up for weeks.
Minneapolis crime continues to spike as crucial decisions on police near
Violent crime continues to climb to levels not seen in the last several years. It’s happening at a time when the number of police officers on the street is declining and members of the City Council are supporting a change to the charter that would eliminate the department as we know it.
Aug. 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, ICU cases reach 6-week high
Officials have been bracing Minnesotans to expect hospitalizations and ICU cases to grow in response to the case surge the past few weeks as the state began allowing customers to return to indoor gathering spaces, including bars, stores and restaurants.
Blue Line LRT extension derailed
Railroad’s refusal to share right of way forces officials to look for new route for Bottineau corridor.
Bloomington police say the boy walked away from his apartment Monday morning near 82nd Street and Lyndale Avenue in his pajamas. He was found later in the morning inside a local business.
University of Minnesota lab to study size, force of boat wakes
University of Minnesota researchers plan to launch a study this fall of wakes created by recreational boats, hoping to provide insight into their impact on Minnesota lakes and shorelines.