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Map: See how proposed Minneapolis school closures and zone changes affect your address
All three of Minneapolis Public Schools’ proposals include closing more than a dozen schools and changing attendance boundaries across the city.
government
Ramstad: What a rural school district in Minnesota’s fastest-shrinking county is doing to survive
As Minneapolis Public Schools wrestles with decline, the district in Wheaton, Minn., was pushed to the brink before voters saved its school.
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Klobuchar pushes AI safety bill as Trump and GOP House leaders downplay need for oversight
Democrats wanted to get something done before the House breaks until after the midterms.
business
Four-star Myriel excels at the art of focused simplicity
Behind the understated food at Karyn Tomlinson’s St. Paul restaurant lies a complex network of farmers, teamwork, butchery, preservation and exacting technique....
Local
Nonprofit bus rides bridge the distance between Minnesota prisoners and their families
Missing Peace Collective offers family members rides to prisons far from the Twin Cities, in turn offering healing reunions.
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Kevin O’Connell gave out two game balls after the Vikings’ win. They carried a bigger message.
O’Connell’s recognition of new GM Nolan Teasley and 28-year Vikings executive Rob Brzezinski offered an early glimpse of how the franchise’s new leadership dynamic is taking shape....
parks
8 Minnesota hikes to fall for this autumn
Local experts suggest trails for brilliant color, sweeping views, restorative solitude and just the right amount of challenge.
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Ken Barlow is forecasting drier weather today and possible heavy rain on Friday
Good Thursday morning! We can expect our morning clouds and fog to give way to some sunny breaks later today. Temperatures will slowly rise into the 70s today. Another round of showers will move into the state Thursday late at night. The showers developing tonight will be the fir...
schools
Garofalo: Closures are hard, but Minneapolis Public Schools had no choice
Acknowledging the laws of mathematics requires courage ― leadership did the right thing.
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What happens when a Minnesota city can’t keep its own hockey players?
Hockey Across Minnesota: Woodbury’s boys team lost 18 games last season despite its state tournament-qualifying youth squad. How can the Royals start retaining top players?...
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Thursday forecast: Prepare for a serious soaking Friday
Heavy rain and thunderstorms could drop more than two inches across southern Minnesota, potentially ending the work week with one of the wettest days of the year....
safety
UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes
GENEVA (AP) — Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab. The international fact-findi...
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WNBA returns after a 3-week World Cup break, with 4 games left and seeding at stake
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is set to resume it season Thursday after a nearly three-week break for the women’s FIBA World Cup. It will be a sprint to the finish with each team having four games left. While the playoffs teams are set, their positioning is still up from grabs . With ...
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Downpours end overnight, More rain by Friday – Chris
Good Wednesday night! Heavy rain and thunderstorms are actively moving across parts of the area tonight, with pockets of very heavy rainfall producing quick downpours. This activity will gradually weaken and become more scattered overnight, with most of the rain winding down towa...
safety
LA news helicopter crashed in birthplace (and, arguably, epicenter) of ‘eye-in-the-sky’ reporting
Los Angeles has been viewed from above by news helicopters for nearly seven decades. When there was a wildfire, a mudslide or O.J. Simpson fleeing the police across its ribbons of highway, an “eye in the sky” tracked it and advised millions how to keep out of harm’s way. On Tuesd...
business
OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely
OpenAI has disclosed six reports of “unexpected or concerning” behavior in artificial-intelligence models as the debate on AI safety becomes increasingly heated. The AI company also said Wednesday it was introducing a new framework for tracking, probing and disclosing instances o...
schools
St. Paul's new Afrocentric magnet school opens in Rondo neighborhood
St. Paul Public Schools opened the Benjamin E. Mays Afrocentric Magnet School in the city's historic Rondo neighborhood earlier this month, giving students of color a chance to see themselves reflected in their education....
safety
Georgia man wanted after being filmed 'intensely interacting' with rubber duck in stranger's hot tub
Georgia police are searching for a man who police say was "infatuated" with a rubber duck in a stranger's hot tub.
parks
Walk for Thought 2025: Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance honors survivors at Long Lake Regional Park
A brain injury survivor's decade-long fight to reclaim her life is now being celebrated at one of Minnesota's biggest events for the brain injury community....
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Robert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to pledge $2 million amid Macklemore controversy
Robert Kraft is pledging $2 million toward humanitarian relief after revealing that Ed Sheeran personally called and asked him to commit the donation. The move comes amid the growing controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from Sheeran’s tour....
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These are the states with the most unclaimed tax refunds per 100,000 residents
Millions in potential tax refunds are going unclaimed across the U.S. See which states have the most money left on the table, according to new data.
Local
Christian Castro, accused of lying about Minneapolis ICE shooting, back in jail
A former ICE agent accused of making false statements connected to the shooting of a Venezuelan in Minneapolis in January during Operation Metro Surge is back in jail....
schools
MPS’ School Transformation Survey
https://my.thoughtexchange.com/participate/226363058 The post MPS’ School Transformation Survey first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
Local
Minneapolis mass shooting: Bodycam footage, search warrants reveal new details
More information has been revealed about the Minneapolis mass shooting after city officials released bodycam footage and several documents on the shooting....
safety
Bodycam footage in Loring Park shooting reveals harrowing encounter between officers, gunman
Carlton Johnson III exchanged gunfire with officers as soon as they entered the ninth floor, wounding two before he was killed.
schools
Parents react to Minneapolis Public Schools potential closures
Minneapolis Public Schools could shrink from 59 schools down to as few as 44, and some parents say they feel blindsided.
safety
Edina shooting: $5k reward offered in Yancey Park gunfire case
The Edina First Responders Fund is offering the reward in connection with a July 22 shooting at Yancey Park, hoping someone in the community will come forward with what they know....
Local
Twins finally outlast Yankees at Target Field in wild and wacky 13-inning victory
Victor Caratini’s walk-off single ended the Twins’ longest game of the season after a blown save and a back-and-forth battle in extra innings.
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Inside Minnesota’s sentencing guidelines: Why fraud cases rarely lead to prison
As the fraud crisis in Minnesota’s social services programs remains in the spotlight, state leaders have repeatedly called for people who steal taxpayer money to go to prison. But defendants charged and convicted of fraud in the state’s court system largely end up sentenced to pr...
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Twins top Yankees 5-4 in 13 innings on Caratini’s single after Judge leaves early with leg tightness
Luke Keaschall went 3 for 5 and scored from second base on Victor Caratini’s game-ending single in the 13th inning Wednesday, sending the Minnesota Twins past the New York Yankees 5-4. After Yankees relievers got the Twins to ground into inning-ending double plays in the 9th, 10t...
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Mysterious disease sending young, healthy Texas workers into kidney failure
A mysterious form of kidney disease that has devastated young to middle-aged agricultural workers in Central America and South Asia appears to have surfaced in Texas....
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Tennessee grandmother sues Fargo after being held in jail for 6 months over AI mistake
A Tennessee grandmother has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Fargo after she was wrongly held in jail for six months over a case of mistaken identity due to an AI mistake....
safety
PFAS in firefighter gear: 28 cities sue 3M, DuPont, Honeywell, others
Dozens of fire departments and public agencies across the country are suing the makers of their own protective gear, saying the equipment meant to keep firefighters safe was secretly laced with toxic chemicals....