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Fatal stabbing at Harding High leaves students, staff ‘heartbroken,’ ‘helpless’
Teachers and students are planning a candlelight vigil Monday evening at Harding High School in memory of the student killed last week. District leaders have also asked police to increase their presence around five city high schools.
Unions, corporations are among top Walz inaugural donors
An initial look at donors to Gov. Tim Walz’s inaugural shows several unions, a handful of corporations and local pro sports teams.
‘Opportunity to make history’: Communities of color look to lawmakers to close gaps
In Minnesota, people of color and Indigenous people face disparate outcomes when it comes to income, housing, academic opportunities and more. Some DFL state lawmakers said this is the year to make progress in shrinking those gaps.
State taking input on new air permit for Water Gremlin
The five-year draft permit imposes more stringent limits on the pollutants the White Bear Township manufacturer can emit, and requires it to submit daily emissions reports to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
A St. Paul police officer fatally shot a man on Saturday, after responding to reports that someone was threatening people with a knife. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating. Authorities said there is body camera video of the incident.
Fairview and Sanford say they'll take two more months to finish merger
The two health systems proposing to combine say they will take more time after the University of Minnesota and state officials have pushed back on a previous target deadline of the end of March to finish the deal.
Aldi's exit shakes north Minneapolis, widens worries over food insecurity
Many residents in north Minneapolis were stunned this week when Aldi announced its north side store will close Sunday. This comes as Walgreens announced it too would shutter a north side store, making it harder for residents to access affordable fresh food and other vital products.
U recommends returning Cloquet Forestry Center land to Fond du Lac Band
Entirely within the boundaries of the Fond du Lac reservation, it has served as the primary research and education forest for the University of Minnesota since 1909.