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Minnesota Offers A Variety of Virtual School Opportunities
There’s no doubt that education is important. The more you know, the more opportunities you are likely to have. But not every student thrives in a traditional school environment. We learned during Covid that some students felt more comfortable learning from home. My nephew’s youngest fell into that category....
American Pickers In Search of Minnesota Rusty Gold
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- A popular History Channel show is coming to Minnesota this fall. American Pickers is planning to come through the area in September looking for rusty gold. The show was in Minnesota last year as well and this will be their 7th visit to the state....
Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls from April through July more than tripled over the same period last year, said Samantha Lee, the center’s director. The center took 90 calls for potential exposures over that period, compared to 26 calls for the same months in 2023. Exposures include people who have had actual or suspected contact with potentially poisonous mushrooms and who may or may not develop symptoms, she said. The cases can include kids who didn’t know what they were doing and foragers who make mistakes, she said. But those numbers don’t include people who are merely curious about whether the mushrooms popping out of their yards are good to eat. “Fortunately the majority of the time these tend to be mild symptoms,” Lee said. “A lot of these are mushrooms that were in the yard or nearby parks. Many of these cause upset stomachs, vomiting and diarrhea, but every year we do get some cases with serious outcomes.”
Minnesota sees rise in reports of kids left alone at day care
Stories of kids left unsupervised by Minnesota child-care providers appear nearly every week in state investigative reports. Child-care workers in Rochester and Montrose left 2-year-olds unsupervised on playgrounds, according to documents posted in mid-July. The week before, a memo described a 3-year-old slipping through a St. Paul center's unlocked gate and walking onto University Avenue. Reports published earlier this month chronicled how a toddler and preschooler were briefly left alone in Brooklyn Park and Chaska classrooms.
NDSU hosts hundreds of kids for STEM Kids Camp
More than 500 kids in grades K-8 spent hours learning about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as part of the 2024 STEM Kids Camp sponsored by the College of Engineering. This year featured more than 20 hands-on learning camps covering everything from computer coding, robotics and crime scene science...
St. Paul native Suni Lee qualifies for Olympic gymnastics all-round final in Paris
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - There was some big news out of the Olympics on Sunday for St. Paul's hometown hero, Suni Lee. The reigning all-around gold medal gymnastics champion has officially qualified to defend her crown in Paris. Lee had to qualify as one of the top two...
Fargo Keeps Growing as More and More People Move to North Dakota
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s state’s population reached a new all-time high of nearly 784,000 people last July and many new residents are making their home in Fargo. The city is filled with fun events and new adventures, but for others it’s the start of something...
Bison football kick-off 2024 Fall Camp
FARGO (KVRR) – The NDSU Bison football program kicked off their 2024 Fall Camp as they prepare for the upcoming season. The Herd is led by new Head Coach Tim Polasek, who has brought new excitement and expectations to the program. With the hot summer sun beating down, and players getting back into the swing of things, Week 1 is just around the corner for these players and coaching staff.
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