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Lawsuit claims negligence, medical malpractice in Stearns County jail inmate’s 2022 death

Lawsuit claims negligence, medical malpractice in Stearns County jail inmate’s 2022 death

Nickolas Norberg, 37, died in October 2022, about five hours after he was taken to the Stearns County Jail. The final hours of Norberg’s life, the lawsuit claims, were spent “slowly spiraling towards an agonizing yet avoidable death.”
by Kirsti Marohn

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One year since HyLife closure, Windom still waits for answers about its future

One year since HyLife closure, Windom still waits for answers about its future

It’s been one year since the former HyLife plant in southwest Minnesota shut down. More than a thousand people lost their jobs when the pork processor closed. Twelve months on, Windom shows signs of recovery, but there’s still a lot in limbo.
by Hannah Yang

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Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated

Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated

Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when records of the Negro Leagues for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project.
by The Associated Press

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Armenians, Hmong and other groups feel U.S. race and ethnicity categories don't represent them

Armenians, Hmong and other groups feel U.S. race and ethnicity categories don't represent them

The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes are still missing the mark. Hmong, Armenian, Black Arab and Brazilian communities in the U.S. feel that they are not accurately represented in the official numbers that their government produces.
by The Associated Press

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‘No Justice, No Streets’: 4 years after murder, George Floyd Square stands in protest

‘No Justice, No Streets’: 4 years after murder, George Floyd Square stands in protest

Healing is a common thread for the people who gather at George Floyd Square. Healing from the trauma of watching Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man be murdered at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25, 2020.
by Josh Cobb, Ngoc Bui, Matthew Alvarez, Emily Reese and Emily Bright

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4 ways George Floyd’s murder still reverberates 4 years later

4 ways George Floyd’s murder still reverberates 4 years later

May 25 marks four years since a Minneapolis police officer killed Floyd as he lay handcuffed and face down on the pavement, pleading that he couldn’t breathe. From police changes to local activism to Lake Street, here’s a look how that day continues to reshape Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer, Nina Moini, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Alanna Elder and Jon Collins

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