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St. Cloud State University eliminates programs, lays off faculty due to enrollment decline

St. Cloud State University eliminates programs, lays off faculty due to enrollment decline

University administrators say the cuts are necessary to fix a looming $24 million budget deficit caused by a decline in student enrollment. But some faculty worry that St. Cloud State’s push to expand online courses is making things worse.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Art Hounds: Stories from the Great Lakes

Art Hounds: Stories from the Great Lakes

This week, Art Hounds recommend art at the Great Lakes Aquarium, Midsummer at Franconia Sculpture Park and a classic play in Rochester
by Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber

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Crews monitoring wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Crews monitoring wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The U.S. Forest Service is monitoring a wildfire detected Tuesday in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The fire, about 10 miles southwest of the end of the Gunflint Trail, was estimated at about 30 acres in size.
by Andrew Krueger and Tim Nelson

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Minnesota bets on child tax credit to cut poverty. Will it work?

Minnesota bets on child tax credit to cut poverty. Will it work?

Minnesota has a new child tax credit for families whose incomes make them financially insecure. Advocates predict it will make a big dent in child poverty, although how that is measured matters.
by Brian Bakst

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Here's what to expect from Minnesota's extra $1.3B for housing

Here's what to expect from Minnesota's extra $1.3B for housing

The one-time funding far exceeds the housing agency’s usual budget of $125 million every two years. Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho called the extra funding “huge” and “exactly what's needed right now.”
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Ngoc Bui

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Northern Minnesota researchers find that wolves are accomplished anglers

Northern Minnesota researchers find that wolves are accomplished anglers

New research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project has documented evidence of wolves fishing for food over six of the past seven years, suggesting the practice is more widespread than initially believed.
by Dan Kraker

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With HyLife sold and closed, Windom wonders about the future

With HyLife sold and closed, Windom wonders about the future

A bankruptcy judge in Delaware approved the sale of the HyLife pork processing plant in Windom on Friday. The plant closed last week and 1,000 workers were laid off. Now residents of the town of 5,000 want to know what happens next.
by Hannah Yang

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Murder charges: Ex-partner allegedly abused, threatened Madeline Kingsbury

Murder charges: Ex-partner allegedly abused, threatened Madeline Kingsbury

Winona County prosecutors allege Adam Fravel had physically abused Kingsbury and told investigators he was infatuated with the case of Gabby Petito, a woman killed by her fiance in 2021. Kingsbury died by “homicidal violence.” Fravel faces second-degree murder charges.
by Catharine Richert

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