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CoreCivic offers Appleton $1.2 million per year to make up for lost tax revenue

CoreCivic offers Appleton $1.2 million per year to make up for lost tax revenue

CoreCivic, the company operating a 1,600-bed facility that will begin housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees this fall, is offering to pay the city of Appleton just over $1.2 million a year.
by MPR News Staff

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Visa restrictions lead to fewer international students enrolling in MN colleges for 2nd year

Visa restrictions lead to fewer international students enrolling in MN colleges for 2nd year

As the Trump administration enacts policy changes restricting student visas, many of the students from foreign countries here are feeling anxious about the future or their studies and whether they’ll be able to complete them.
by Hannah Yang

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Former leader of St. Cloud cemetery accused of embezzling more than $350,000 from nonprofit

Former leader of St. Cloud cemetery accused of embezzling more than $350,000 from nonprofit

A civil complaint alleges that the cemetery association’s former president stole money from the organization from 2020 to 2024 and spent it on personal expenses. He also faces a felony theft charge.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Finding creative solutions to problems in rural Minnesota for 40 years

Finding creative solutions to problems in rural Minnesota for 40 years

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the heads of two Minnesota foundations that have supported economic development in rural Minnesota for forty years. They’ll talk about creative solutions to rural problems — from housing to child care.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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'The power of the dog': Bravo Zulu Sober House introduces canine therapy for veterans with PTSD

'The power of the dog': Bravo Zulu Sober House introduces canine therapy for veterans with PTSD

The dogs are rescued from shelters and are trained to serve those who served their country and suffer from wounds such as post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injuries and military sexual trauma — conditions that have often led to substance use disorders.
by Hannah Yang

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Historic Kern Bridge, now refurbished, to be installed at new location in Mankato

Historic Kern Bridge, now refurbished, to be installed at new location in Mankato

The historic, 189-foot-long Kern Bridge, was lifted off its crumbling abutments along the Le Sueur River nearly six years ago with two heavy cranes. It had spanned the river south of Mankato since it was built in 1873, only 15 years after Minnesota became a state.
by Hannah Yang

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Brainerd fish house company to pay $115,000 to settle discrimination claim

Brainerd fish house company to pay $115,000 to settle discrimination claim

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says Glacier Ice House laid off an employee who was on leave for cancer treatment, and didn’t give the worker a chance to move into a different position.
by Kirsti Marohn

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