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More than books: New Ulm Public Library patrons can also take home produce and frozen meals

More than books: New Ulm Public Library patrons can also take home produce and frozen meals

A new community fridge and freezer recently installed at the New Ulm Public Library is helping combat food insecurity amid a rise in demand for food assistance. The library’s big freezer and large fridge also help prevent food waste by rescuing food that otherwise would have been headed to landfills.
by Hannah Yang

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Education Secretary McMahon promotes tech training, defends budget cuts in Rochester visit

Education Secretary McMahon promotes tech training, defends budget cuts in Rochester visit

President Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited Rochester Wednesday to boost community college and technical education programs and to promote the administration’s effort to slash the federal bureaucracy and “return education to the states.”
by Molly Castle Work

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Minnesota State approves plan to shift funding to struggling universities

Minnesota State approves plan to shift funding to struggling universities

Minnesota State officials said the funding shift is needed as a temporary solution while they work on a plan to realign the entire system of colleges and universities.
by Kirsti Marohn

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GOP Rep. Brad Finstad, DFLer Jake Johnson debate in congressional race drawing big spending

GOP Rep. Brad Finstad, DFLer Jake Johnson debate in congressional race drawing big spending

Outside spending in the race between Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad and DFL challenger Jake Johnson has outpaced the statewide U.S. Senate race as a magnet for group money.
by Molly Castle Work and Brian Bakst

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A Minnesota nonprofit designed net-zero housing that is also affordable. Here’s how

A Minnesota nonprofit designed net-zero housing that is also affordable. Here’s how

A Minnesota nonprofit has built two new affordable housing developments that are also helping fight climate change, bucking the conventional wisdom that net-zero homes cost too much for lower and moderate income families to afford.
by Molly Castle Work

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Cass County seeks public's help in probe of teen's killing

Cass County seeks public's help in probe of teen's killing

The Cass County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information about the death of 17-year-old Dylon Oothoudt to come forward.
by Melissa Olson

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College set to close Detroit Lakes campus

Minnesota State Community and Technical College set to close Detroit Lakes campus

Tentatively set to occur in the summer of 2028 or later, the closure would leave M State with campuses in Moorhead, Fergus Falls and Wadena. “This was not an easy decision,” the school’s president said.
by Andrew Krueger, Annie Baxter and Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval

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