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Staff complaints, financial pressures roil Planned Parenthood in Minnesota

Staff complaints, financial pressures roil Planned Parenthood in Minnesota

Planned Parenthood faces external pressures from federal budget cuts and hostile state governments. But current and former employees at the organization’s Minnesota-based Midwest affiliate complain that management is making matters worse. 
by Erica Zurek

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As ICE operations continue, immigrant parents look to make arrangements for their children

As ICE operations continue, immigrant parents look to make arrangements for their children

A 7-year-old child was recently separated from their parents in an operation carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Burnsville. Advocates are helping parents make caretaker arrangements in case they are detained.
by Melissa Olson and Regina Medina

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Jewish Minnesotans condemn fatal mass shooting at Hannukah event in Australia

Jewish Minnesotans condemn fatal mass shooting at Hannukah event in Australia

Sunday marks the first day of Hanukkah for Jewish people around the world. But many will be gathering with heavy hearts after at least 15 people were killed in what Australian officials say was a “targeted attack” on the Jewish community in Sydney over the weekend.
by Nicole Ki

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State elk populations stagnate, researchers look into why

State elk populations stagnate, researchers look into why

Elk population growth in Minnesota's three wild herds has stagnated and researchers aren't sure why. An upcoming state Department of Natural Resources research project could help answer that question.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Minnesotans brace for higher winter heating bills

Minnesotans brace for higher winter heating bills

Minnesota households face rising winter heating costs as natural gas and electricity prices climb and colder-than-average temperatures settle in.
by Mitch Klein

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WWII Medal of Honor recipient, who died as POW, will be returned home to New Ulm

WWII Medal of Honor recipient, who died as POW, will be returned home to New Ulm

A World War II Medal of Honor recipient from southern Minnesota, whose remains were only just identified this summer, will now be returning home to his final resting place next spring, more than 85 years after he left his home town.
by Hannah Yang

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Wilder Weather’ by Barbara Boustead

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Wilder Weather’ by Barbara Boustead

Alena Bruzas of Francie & Finch Bookshop in Lincoln, Neb., recommends “Wilder Weather” by Barbara Boustead.
by Emily Bright

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