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Photos: Fall colors on Minnesota's North Shore
Fall colors are at or near their peak this weekend across much of northern Minnesota, including the North Shore — bringing a wave of red, orange and yellow to the rocky ridges overlooking Lake Superior.
St. Thomas invited to join NCAA Division I Summit League
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced in a letter Friday that the university applied and now has been invited to join the Summit League, an NCAA Division I conference. The Tommies currently are a Division III school.
The story behind the upcoming reissue of Prince’s landmark ‘1999’ album
This fall, Prince’s long-anticipated memoir “The Beautiful Ones” and an extended version of his landmark album, “1999,” will be released. The Current’s Andrea Swensson talks about what hidden gems listeners and readers might find in these releases.
Tight labor market drives a school bus driver shortage in Minnesota
A month into the new school year, some Minnesota schools are still struggling to find enough bus drivers to transport kids. In Crookston, Minn., the superintendent is doing double duty, running the district and driving a route.
Dynamite vs. dairy cows: The odd legal foundations of Minneapolis labor law
Century-old cases involving milk purity and the shack of a rogue explosives lover in Duluth have become weirdly relevant in the battle over Minneapolis’ sick leave and minimum wage ordinances.