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Northern Spark 2019 shines spotlight on Native American community

Northern Spark 2019 shines spotlight on Native American community

The late-night Twin Cities arts festival Northern Spark returns Friday and Saturday. This year, one of the places it will set up is in the center of the indigenous community in Minneapolis.
by Euan Kerr

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Federal grants restricted to fighting opioids miss the mark, states say

Federal grants restricted to fighting opioids miss the mark, states say

The U.S. government has doled out at least $2.4 billion in state grants since 2017, specifically targeting the opioid epidemic. Yet drug abuse problems seldom involve only one substance.
by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Elizabeth Lucas and Orion Donovan-Smith

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Mental illness affects most women behind bars

Mental illness affects most women behind bars

Rates of mental illness among people in jail or prison are much higher than in the outside world, especially among women prisoners. Women incarcerated in Minnesota say they're not getting the help they need.
by Alisa Roth

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Mpls. City Council approves measure to assist tenants facing eviction

Mpls. City Council approves measure to assist tenants facing eviction

A City Council committee on Wednesday approved a $650,000, two-year contract with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid to assist low-income tenants who've received eviction notices to take on their landlords in housing court.
by Matt Sepic

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N.C. man pleads guilty to killing 3 Muslim college students

N.C. man pleads guilty to killing 3 Muslim college students

Prosecutors played a cellphone video from the night of the killings. Two of the victims were a married couple, hoping to work in dentistry; the third was attending N.C. State.
by Bill Chappell

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Mayo Clinic may accelerate end of birth services in Albert Lea

Mayo Clinic may accelerate end of birth services in Albert Lea

Staff departures are squeezing birth center staffing at Mayo Clinic's Albert Lea and Austin, Minn., hospitals, and the health system is evaluating whether to consolidate birth and other services this year instead of 2020.
by Catharine Richert

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How to curb Native homelessness?

Native Americans in Minnesota are at a much higher risk of being homeless. We look at what agencies are doing to help now that the so-called navigation center in Minneapolis has closed.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Trump wants to limit aid for low-income Americans. A look at his proposals

Trump wants to limit aid for low-income Americans. A look at his proposals

Low-income Americans who take advantage of government safety net programs could be affected by a number of proposed rules and actions in areas such as housing, food aid, overtime and immigration.
by Pam Fessler

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