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How do you teach something your students often know more about than you do, yet something that they’ll need to know after graduation? That’s the problem facing Minnesota K-12 schools when it comes to artificial intelligence. “Right now we have to really be vulnerable and learn to...
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A woman connected to a veteran Worcester, Massachusetts, police officer remained at large Wednesday as authorities continued searching for her following the officer’s death inside their home....
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The Metro Blue Line light rail trains between Target Field and Mall of America are reopening Thursday after months of construction.
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Money matters and fraud have been top of mind for most Minnesotans over the past year. Unsurprisingly, 11 weeks from the general election, that remains the case. Results of a new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll show some slight shifts in voter priorities compared to recent months but some st...
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Minneapolis police have identified the body of a woman found in the woods near a park along the Mississippi River on Saturday, one of several found near bodies of water in the city in the past several days....
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https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/tech/AI/AIEd The post Artificial intelligence in education first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
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Good Wednesday evening to one and all! We’re enjoying another seasonable and comfortable stretch across Minnesota, with partly cloudy skies continuing tonight. Temperatures will fall into the low 60s. Thursday stays mild and partly cloudy during the day, with highs in the low 80s...
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Outdoor Retailer kicks off in Minneapolis this week, the first year the city will host the massive trade show.
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Kody Clemens and Brooks Lee had RBI singles in the seventh inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Wednesday to sweep the three-game series. Clemens drove in three runs and Kaelen Culpepper added three hits for Minnesota. Yoendrys Gómez earned his third save...
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A motorcyclist was killed in a crash about 20 miles north of St. Cloud Monday afternoon.
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Minnesota is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in federal court to force the extradition of ICE agent Christian Castro, who faces felony assault charges for a January shooting in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge....
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Internal documents released Wednesday reveal that Fleet Farm ignored an employee’s warning about suspicious gun buying behavior and later used it as an example in training materials. The trove of 694 documents was made public as part of a $1 million settlement reached earlier thi...
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Court records describe the 56-year-old suspect as an artist with a lengthy criminal record.
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Mankato police are investigating after finding a man's body in an alley.
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https://www.facebook.com/BPRecreationandParks/posts/back-to-school-giveaway-school-supply-driveits-almost-time-for-back-to-school-an/1714105604054123 The post Brooklyn Park Back-to-School Giveaways first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News ....
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Harvard has agreed to a $53 million settlement over a scandal involving donated human remains stolen from its medical school morgue and sold to buyers....
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From festivals celebrating pickles and potatoes to live jousting and outdoor movies, there are plenty of things to do across Minnesota this weekend.
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OAKLAND, California (AP) — A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms. During his seco...
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Americans were among those killed Wednesday when a helicopter carrying tourists on a safari crashed in a remote area of northern Kenya, according to U.S. and Kenyan officials....
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced the news more than a month after the startup’s Link spacecraft rocke...
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The $825,000 recount is Lindell’s latest effort to cast doubt on the security of elections. He has promoted Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election....
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Mike Lindell announced Wednesday he will pay for a statewide hand recount and audit of Minnesota’s Republican primary ballots for governor. Lindell said the review will cover every paper ballot cast in the Aug. 11 primary at no cost to Minnesota taxpayers. He said he is seeking t...
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Government aid to farmers will be four times greater this year than 2024, while millions of people are being cut from food stamps.
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Companies that secretly vary prices based on how much they think individual customers will pay could face federal charges under a proposed policy released Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission . “When consumers see a listed price, they expect it to be same price that everyone...
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A St. Paul man was arrested after he allegedly shot at a deputy and struck a squad car in Maplewood on Tuesday night, prompting a multi-agency pursuit. The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office said 25-year-old Dmonte Shavezz Leanna was arrested Tuesday after a pursuit that began after ...
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A former adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to conceal public records linked to grant research funding and the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Nearly four years after Minnesota sued retailer Fleet Farm for not doing enough to prevent the illegal straw purchase of dozens of guns, evidence connected to the case has been publicly released....
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Baltimore is at TCO Performance Center today and tomorrow for a pair of joint practices ahead of Saturday’s preseason game at U.S. Bank Stadium. Follow our updates and analysis from Eagan....
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Amid a lawsuit brought by local prosecutors, three alleged members of the Muddy gang have agreed to skip the 2026 Minnesota State Fair, according to court documents filed Wednesday....
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A federal judge has temporarily stopped construction of a border wall in Big Bend National Park.
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From toiletries to grill accessories, hundreds of cities could now begin to see their Amazon deliveries literally drop from the sky, as the retail giant is expanding their drone delivery service to nearly 500 cities nationwide....
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Hershey is adding savory snacks to Halloween as GLP-1s and healthier eating reshape snacking habits.
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A child who was crossing the road after getting the mail was hit by a car and killed in Wisconsin on Monday afternoon, according to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say the 8-year-old was walking across County Road H when the child was struck by a car heading northbou...
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Toyota’s new recall impacts certain Toyota Tacoma and Tacoma Hybrid vehicles manufactured between 2024 and 2025.
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No problems with the weather Today in the Twin Cities probably the only issue is not enough time to be outside as skies will be Sunny with Light Southeast Winds, Low Humidity and highs around 80 degrees. Increasing Clouds late Tonight with Light Winds and lows in the low to mid 6...
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Instead of leaning on her family’s mining history, the senator will be better off connecting with a new generation of voters.
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Appleton Detention Facility hiring event The post Appleton Detention Facility hiring event first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
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Minneapolis Mile of Music . The post Minneapolis Mile of Music first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
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Harrowing video shows the moment a second-story deck collapsed while law enforcement served a warrant at a home in Missouri.
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Fire crews rushed to a house fire in North Mankato Tuesday night, rescuing four dogs and ensuring all residents made it out safely.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration , President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several...
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The Minneapolis-based retailer reported its second consecutive quarter of growth, boosted by revamps in grocery and hardlines.
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A man is in custody after he allegedly shot at a Ramsey County sheriff's deputy from "point-blank range" during an attempted traffic stop in Maplewood Tuesday night....
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A new proposal could open up more than 62,000 acres of Minnesota’s national forests to logging and development under the reversal of the “roadless rule" that has been in effect for 25 years....
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Attorneys argued in court on Wednesday as an AI company founded by Elon Musk is challenging a new Minnesota law that bans AI-generated nude images.
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His move to block mining near the Boundary Waters reflects a broader change in how the departing governor views executive power, political restraint and confronting Washington....
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Nneka Ogwumike has been a vital part of the WNBA’s growth on and off the court the past 15 seasons, from her decorated playing career to her tenure as president of the players’ union. The 36-year-old eight-time All-WNBA forward announced Wednesday in an interview with Boardroom T...
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A new WalletHub analysis ranks the best U.S. cities for home buyers in 2026, comparing 300 cities based on 17 measures of real estate market strength, affordability and economic conditions....
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The order is a short-term victory for defendants Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, Nekima Levy Armstrong and others in their effort to have the charges dismissed....
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A collision involving two motorcycles led to the death of one 81-year-old woman in Blue Earth County on Tuesday.
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President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Washington, part of his crime-reduction strategy in Democratic-run cities, has become a daily fixture across the capital. But a Reuters review of court documents shows how those troops only play a small ...
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An 81-year-old motorcyclist from Tennessee is dead after colliding with another motorcycle on Highway 60 in Blue Earth County on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Investigators say both motorcyclists were riding west on their Harley-Davidsons when they c...
