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Opioid crisis strains foster system as kids pried from homes

Opioid crisis strains foster system as kids pried from homes

Across the U.S., soaring use of heroin and other opioids has sent tens of thousands of kids flooding into the foster care system -- creating a generation of children abandoned by addicted parents, orphaned by fatal overdoses and torn from families by authorities fearful of leaving them in drug-addled chaos.
by Matt Sedensky and Meghan Hoyer

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Minnesota, Fond du Lac tribe formalize rights to hunt, fish

While an agreement has been in place for decades, Gov. Mark Dayton and tribal chairman Keven Dupuis say a memorandum of understanding filed Friday reinforces practices already in place.
by The Associated Press

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How will Trump's travel ban affect Minnesotans?

The Supreme Court said the third incarnation of the travel ban can be immediately enforced.
by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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Kim Davis once denied him a marriage license. Now Kentucky man seeks her job

Kim Davis once denied him a marriage license. Now Kentucky man seeks her job

A county clerk's race in Kentucky rose to national prominence after David Ermold announced he will run against Davis, who opposes same-sex marriage and denied him and his partner a marriage license.

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