"We shouldn't have to teach our kindergarteners to hide in a closet" was the sentiment expressed by one of many parents attending school walkouts across the Twin Cities Wednesday, including Harding High School in St. Paul and Hale Elementary School in Minneapolis.
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This butterfly disappeared from Minnesota. Biologists now fight to save the last few in the world.
Beginning in the early 2000s, the Poweshiek skipperling population suddenly cratered in Minnesota, for reasons that aren't yet fully clear. Researchers at the Minnesota Zoo are part of a last-ditch effort to stop the species from dying out.
Rochester
2 Rochester sisters who fled Honduras reach $80K settlement over border treatment
The sisters said they spent nine days in a cage, were permitted to shower just once, and often were hungry and cold.
Minneapolis
Litany of motions ahead of ex-MPD officers' trial for Floyd's killing
Former officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao did not appear at hearings Thursday and Friday, virtually or in-person, as they waived their right to appear later this month at they're being held in federal prisons outside Minnesota.
Inspired
Richfield park's all-terrain wheelchairs let people explore new worlds
Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield is among area parks that offer chairs that make rougher trails accessible.
Duluth
Are the clangs on Duluth's William A. Irvin the creaks of an old ore ship — or something else?
On a late September night, local paranormal investigators toured the 85-year-old ship docked in the Duluth Harbor.
