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Luther Seminary sells St. Paul campus, plans move to downtown Minneapolis in summer 2027
Luther Seminary has sold its historic Upper Campus in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood and is planning to relocate to a new downtown Minneapolis location next summer. The St. Paul property was purchased by Valerian Como LLC, but the school will continue its educational pu...
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Renee Good’s family members testify about her death before Congress
The mother and brother of Renee Good are testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Tuesday afternoon. Their testimony is a part of a public forum on the killings of Ruben Ray Martinez, Renée...
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Former Stillwater school secretary accused of stealing $90K from staff fund
A former Stillwater Middle School employee is facing a dozen felony charges for allegedly taking more than $90,000 from a school staff fund over several years....
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Stillwater alum Drew Gilbert’s homer and 2-run single lead Giants past Twins 5-2 to end 3-game losing streak
Stillwater high school graduate Drew Gilbert homered and hit a two-run single, leading the San Francisco Giants past the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Brett Harris singled in a pair of runs for San Francisco in the first inning and Gilber...
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Lakeville North, South high schools evacuated after threats
Police are investigating anonymous threats involving Lakeville North and Lakeville South high schools Tuesday, prompting lockdown and evacuation at the schools....
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Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran
President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met on Tuesday, shortly after threatening in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may ''annihilate'' the Islamic Republic if a deal isn't reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war....
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Gunfire in Willmar park kills 2 men and wounds another, police say
The shooting occurred Monday night, according to police, who have yet to make any arrests.
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Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials said Tuesday they plan to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges, alleging that the individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program, or simply do not exist....
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Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Rhode Island has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing certain federal programs, including Head Start preschools , community health clinics and adult education programs. U.S. Distric...
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Molly says to expect more sunshine and less wind for your Tuesday
After a somewhat gloomy and wet stretch of weather, we clear out most of the cloud cover out, leaving us with dominant sunshine for your Tuesday afternoon. High pressure to the northeast serves as our Next WeatherMaker, keeping us dry and mild today and tomorrow with highs in the...
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Lindsay Clancy attorney wants holdout juror investigated
A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy is asking a judge to probe the lone holdout juror whose refusal to acquit Clancy led to a mistrial in the murder case involving the deaths of her three children....