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Dr. Artika Tyner Honored With Nancy Latimer Award for Early Literacy and Justice Work

Dr. Artika R. Tyner, founder of Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute, received the Nancy Latimer Award at the 2026 Little Moments Count Annual Conference for her work in early literacy and justice. She challenged attendees to make hope an action verb. The post Dr. Artika Tyner...

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St. Paul Police searches for missing teen

According to the alert, she was last seen wearing a black sweater and red and black pajama pants.

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Minnesota election spending: Why close races draw millions

Minnesota voters are getting hit with campaign ads almost everywhere as spending pushes toward a state record.

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36 dogs rescued from unlicensed breeder in Cass County

The Animal Humane Society says they rescued 36 dogs from "unsanitary and unsafe conditions" at an unlicensed breeder in Cass County.

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Christa Pike speaks out after failed execution: 'There is pain in my soul'

A month after surviving a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, Christa Pike is speaking out from prison.

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Minnesota Senate race: what Flanagan and Tafoya attack ads leave out

Attack ads are stacking up in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race, and both sides say the other is leaving out key context.

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Wisconsin election 2026: How to vote and what's on your ballot

Wisconsin’s 2026 general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3. This voter guide has the information voters need to know about registration, early voting, absentee ballots, polling places, candidates and what will appear on their ballots.

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Brothers sentenced for $8M cryptocurrency kidnapping of Minnesota family

Two Texas brothers have each been sentenced to at least 15 years for kidnapping a Minnesota family at gunpoint and forcing the transfer of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency.

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The time changes this weekend: Why we still have to 'fall back'

Americans who were hoping to end the practice of twice-yearly time changes are out of luck, as efforts to make daylight saving time permanent have stalled.

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Trial date set for White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect

A trial date has been set for Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of an attack at the White House Correspondence dinner in April.

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Chicago law firm looking into injuries at abandoned grain elevators in Minneapolis

Romanucci & Blandin says they are now investigating a second injury at an abandoned building often called "Alien City."

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Border communities feel strain as U.S.-Canada trade war disrupts longtime friendship

A trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada has strained the historic bond between International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario.

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JD Vance cancels Minnesota visit to discuss fraud, officials say

Vice President JD Vance will no longer be traveling to St. Cloud for a fraud announcement, according to officials.

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