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Program partners with schools to help reduce number of homeless families in Hennepin County
Studies show students who experience homelessness or housing instability are more likely to be chronically absent and less likely to complete high school and continue in their education. Now — a local program is aiming to find permanent solutions to the problems families experiencing homelessness may face.
MPCA: American Crystal Sugar Company didn't follow wastewater rules
A major sugar and agricultural company based in Moorhead, Minn., has been fined for wastewater quality violations involving fecal matter and other pollutants.
Hennepin County treatment court graduates commit to long-term recovery at first ceremony since COVID
Since 1996, state treatment courts have provided an alternative to incarceration for some who enter the criminal justice system. Participants make regular appearances in front of a judge, are supervised under a probation officer and must submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
More Minnesota kids hospitalized due to opioid exposure
Since January of 2022, the Minnesota Poison Control System said it’s been contacted about 66 children under age 3 requiring medical care due to exposure to opioids, including fentanyl.
Following an arrest earlier this month for suspected drunk driving, Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud, apologized Thursday and said he “takes full responsibility” for his actions.
'Refugees in the USA': Transgender care bans cause families to pull up stakes
In a year that saw polarized policymaking around gender care access, MPR News and KUER teamed up to tell the story of how gender-affirming care bans and care shields are affecting access in Minnesota and Utah.
Local brass band transforms George Floyd Square with music
In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd in May 2020, Butchy Austin was looking for a way to grieve and connect to his south Minneapolis community. He dusted off his trumpet and walked from his home to the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. And he played.