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Social worker shares resources for families affected by Stewartville shooting
Heather Geerts, director of clinical services at Zumbro Valley Health Services, joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Tuesday to talk about supporting the Stewartville community in the wake of a tragedy.
More than a dozen schools were among those canceling classes on Tuesday after receiving threats on social media. Authorities late Tuesday said a 16-year-old had been arrested in Eagan in connection with the threats.
‘Total sadness’: Stewartville High School shooting leaves community grieving
The small town of Stewartville in southeast Minnesota is grieving but trying to pull together in the aftermath of a shooting outside of the high school that left one student in critical condition and the alleged shooter dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police identify gunman as former Stewartville student as classes resume after Friday shooting
Classes started late on Monday morning at schools in Stewartville, a community south of Rochester, as authorities continued to investigate a shooting early Friday that left a student critically injured and the suspected gunman dead.
Minnesotans brace for higher winter heating bills
Minnesota households face rising winter heating costs as natural gas and electricity prices climb and colder-than-average temperatures settle in.
WWII Medal of Honor recipient, who died as POW, will be returned home to New Ulm
A World War II Medal of Honor recipient from southern Minnesota, whose remains were only just identified this summer, will now be returning home to his final resting place next spring, more than 85 years after he left his home town.
Minnesotans get outdoors to enjoy snowy start to winter
After some recent bleak years for winter sports enthusiasts, this season is delivering the frigid temperatures and steady snowfall Minnesota is known for.
Minneapolis council passes ‘humane’ encampment policy but mayor veto threat looms
The ordinance codifies the city’s obligation to provide sanitation and health resources at encampments. Prior to its passing, the city’s only policy for encampment response allowed police to break up camps before they formed.