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High school graduates receiving their diplomas this month have better job prospects than those who graduated in 2007. But they’re still worse off than high ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, June 7, 2019 7:58 am
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If you’re looking to add an animal to your family, be cautious about online pet adoption.
That’s the word from the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, June 6, 2019 7:43 am
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By Cody Nelson MPR News/90.1 FM Screens, homework and highly structured lives are changing childhood in such a significant way that scientists and advocates have ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 8:31 am
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By Elizabeth Shockman MPR News/90.1 FM During story time recently at Wellstone Elementary School in St. Paul, teacher Matt Proulx paused to remind his kindergartners ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 8:15 am
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The stranger who threw a 5-year-old boy over a third-floor railing at the Mall of America, badly injuring him, was sentenced Monday to 19 years ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, June 3, 2019 5:02 pm
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Chronic wasting disease was a contentious topic this legislative session. Lawmakers came in with a laundry list of tough proposals designed to slow the spread ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, June 1, 2019 7:01 am
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Meet Minnesota’s new state bee: The rusty patched bumblebee, an endangered species you might be able to see in your own backyard.
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, June 1, 2019 6:30 am
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Gov. Tim Walz doesn’t want to call this a status-quo legislative session, even though some of his political allies and fellow Democrats have already started ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 31, 2019 8:26 am
State, Nation and World
If you find a penny on the ground in Kenyon, there’s probably a story behind it.
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 30, 2019 7:49 am
Agriculture
A soggy spring has kept Minnesota farmers out of their fields for weeks — and they’re running out of time to get their spring seeds ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 30, 2019 7:30 am
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Minnesota is in the midst of a historic transition in the ways it generates electricity.
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 30, 2019 7:00 am
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In addition to their caps and gowns, some of the high school graduates crossing commencement stages this spring will have an unusual and honorary distinction: ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 8:42 am
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When Joel Mathiowetz started planting corn this spring on his farm near Morton, Minn., he added the usual starter fertilizer to boost plant growth. But ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 24, 2019 8:39 am
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness says it’s not uncommon for people to harm themselves on purpose, especially adolescents and young adults. But health care ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 24, 2019 8:31 am
Education
Gov. Tim Walz and leadership from both parties decided over the weekend that the Minnesota general education funding formula should increase by 2 percent in ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:01 am
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