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A St. Paul rabbi's son survived the Brown University shooting. Then came the Australia Hanukkah attack
Mount Zion Temple Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker was focusing on the safety of his son, who was in the Brown University building where a mass shooting unfolded. He then had to turn his attention to his congregation’s safety.
Owatonna food shelf operator says increased need will continue into the holidays, new year
Since Nov. 1, Community Pathways of Steele County food shelf in Owatonna has had almost 200 new families register. The executive director said that despite federal food benefits returning, families are still worried their benefits could be taken away again.
Duluth foster parent recognized for building connections between foster and birth families
Jessica Gunnarson has experienced the foster care system from both ends. She had her children taken away while battling addiction. Now in recovery, Gunnarson has become a foster parent herself. Her approach to foster care is now receiving recognition.
Fatal mass shootings at Hanukkah event in Australia and at Brown University
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about two mass shootings over the weekend — one at a Hanukkah Festival in Australia and another at Brown University.
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. 
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.