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Olympic champion Suni Lee surprises students at St. Paul elementary school
Olympic gold medalist and international celebrity, gymnast Sunisa Lee paid a special visit Thursday to St. Paul’s Battle Creek Elementary, where she was once a student. She also remembered how teachers and coaches challenged her as she sought Olympic greatness from an early age.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter proposes 15% property tax levy increase in next year's budget
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is proposing a 15 percent hike in the city's property tax levy in his 2023 budget. Part of that increase is from ending fees for street maintenance and street lights — and shifting those costs to the city’s general fund.
Could psychedelics be the future of mental health?
A resurgence in clinical trials and a new Netflix series are stoking interest in using psychedelics to treat mental health disorders. All Things Considered host Tom Crann talked to a researcher at the U of M about her work.
Muralist's latest work honors people of Latin American, Caribbean nations
Cadex Herrera’s mural will be unveiled in September during Fiesta Latina, an annual celebration hosted by CLUES, a social service agency that has served the state’s Latino communities for 40 years.
Slow-moving storms cause flash flooding in parts of Minnesota
Scattered slow-moving thunderstorms continued to drop torrential rain on parts of Minnesota early Thursday, following flash flooding in some communities on Wednesday night. The city of Cambridge was particularly hard-hit.
The week in politics: From Washington to Minnesota
When President Joe Biden signed another major spending bill into law this week Democrats in Minnesota were excited and Republicans protested. And in the campaign for governor, Republican Scott Jensen wants more debates with DFLer Tim Walz.
To encourage debate, Minnesota State University, Mankato relocates Abraham Lincoln statue
Minnesota State University, Mankato is hoping a new location for its Abraham Lincoln statue and an allied exhibit will be the place for public discourse surrounding Lincoln’s complicated legacy in Mankato.
Minneapolis school board backs effort to rename Patrick Henry High School
The Minneapolis school board took action Tuesday to begin a process to rename the city's Patrick Henry High School. A resolution says students, staff and the community "recognize the need for a school name that better represents the values of the community."
Twenty years later, Fosston's police force returns
For decades, small towns have been disbanding police departments to save money, or more recently, because they can’t find officers to staff the department. But the northern Minnesota town of Fosston is challenging the trend by rebuilding a police force more than 20 years after it was eliminated.