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A new housing program at soon-to-be-shuttered Stillwater prison is thriving
Stillwater prison is an 111-year-old facility with old-fashioned metal bars, no air conditioning in the cells and an estimated $180 million in deferred maintenance costs. But staff and men serving time there say the prison has been reborn.
Minnesota teacher licensing head: Reporting system needs changes to keep kids safe
Yelena Bailey tells MPR News she’ll ask lawmakers to give the state licensing board more power to revoke the licenses of teachers accused of inappropriate behavior with students and to investigate people applying for licenses. 
For Minnesota, warmer winters do not mean the end of snow
Winter has warmed more than 5 degrees since the 1970s, but that doesn’t mean less snow for the state. State climatologist Kenneth Blumenfeld explained the connection between an increase in snowfall and higher global temperatures on Climate Cast.