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'We Choose To Stand Here': Annunciation marks one month since mass shooting
“We don’t want to be standing here today,” Annunciation Catholic School principal Matthew DeBoer told a crowd of about 125 people at a prayer service on Saturday. “But we choose to stand here.”
Nonprofit Avivo building new indoor shelter of tiny homes in St. Cloud
The indoor village will feature 48 private dwellings with common spaces for activities and wrap-around services, such as health care, mental health and recovery support.
As Minnesota's duck hunting opens, waterfowl populations are steady, but concerns remain
Minnesota duck hunters may see slightly more birds than last year, but the waterfowl populations are threatened as last year’s drought dried up wetlands across the state, reducing habitat that the birds need for nesting and breeding.
Niron breaks ground on Sartell plant to produce magnets without rare earth elements
It’s the first manufacturing plant in the world to produce high-powered magnets without the use of rare earth materials. Niron officials say the plant will help reduce U.S. reliance on materials imported from China.
Artistic pumpkins that go bump in the night
The Minnesota Zoo’s annual pumpkin art showcase opens Friday, displaying over 5,000 carved jack-o-lanterns on a spookily lit wooded trail.
An elementary school in northeast Minneapolis was placed on lockdown Thursday after a person called and threatened to shoot people at the school. No one was hurt, and suspect was arrested in Missouri.
St. Paul opens the taps at new water treatment facility
St. Paul Regional Water Services opened a new treatment plant this week. The $250 million new facility replaces century-old infrastructure, and officials say it will now be easier to maintain.
Authorities searching for man who escaped from work farm near Duluth; alleged accomplice arrested
Authorities in northeastern Minnesota say they’re still looking for an inmate who walked away from a correctional facility near Duluth earlier this week — though they’re “moving from an active search to an ongoing investigation.”