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16-year-old charged with murder in St. Paul Harding High stabbing
Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 16-year-old with the second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old Friday at Harding High. Separately, St. Paul’s school superintendent said district, police and city leaders are working to craft a new approach to schools and policing.
Mayo 'mini brains' offer new ways to understand addiction
On the 19th floor of Mayo Clinic's Gonda building, tiny pearls of brain tissue are being grown in a lab. These so-called “mini brains” may help deepen the science of addiction. 
'Taking up space': Black designers focus on joy in Augsburg exhibition
Through an art exhibition at Augsburg University, Minneapolis designers and curators Olivia House and Silent Fox are developing their canon of the next generation Black designers.
Round Lake-Brewster schools return to voters with a $30.48 million for buildings
This week the Round Lake-Brewster School District is asking voters to approve a $30.48 million bond referendum to address building needs — for the second time. School officials say with inflation raising the cost of living, it’s harder to get such bonds passed.
Letters offer new details in Sanford, Fairview merger plans
The documents released Monday include a non-binding agreement that says after the merger, Fairview clinics and other facilities could continue using their current names. The combined company would be called Sanford.
Minn. lawmakers pitch $1.9 billion capital investment plan
After lawmakers failed to approve a public works construction bill in 2022, DFL lawmakers introduced their latest plan on Monday. Public hearings are set for later this week.