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Seeds of devastating Chicago derecho started Monday in Minnesota
A powerful derecho ripped across Iowa and through the Chicago area Monday into Monday night. The system produced a swath of wind damage. Winds as high as 97 mph were recorded in eastern Iowa as the storms tore through. Tuesday the Chicago National Weather Service office sent out six survey...
UMN Best Buddies promotes friendships with people with disabilities
The University of Minnesota’s Best Buddies club is a chapter of Best Buddies International, which creates one-to-one friendships between students at the University and students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in local transition programs. The students with IDD range from ages 18 to 21 and match with University...
ICU Medical closes Minnesota facility, cuts 83 jobs
Minnesota’s State Rapid Response Team received a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter from the maker of technologies for infusion therapy, oncology and critical care dated today, July 16. The letter outlined plans to terminate all employees at its service and distribution facility in Oakdale, Minnesota. This marks...
Muslim spiritual care offers comfort — and improves patient outcomes — at HCMC
The providers, who serve Hennepin Healthcare’s growing Muslim patient population, help ease anxiety and reduce the stigma around mental health and other medical issues. The post Muslim spiritual care offers comfort — and improves patient outcomes — at HCMC appeared first on Sahan Journal.
Man drowns, teen rescued from from Lake Marion in Lakeville
LAKEVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office said the 26-year-old man who drowned and the teenager saved from Lake Marion over the weekend did not know how to swim. The sheriff’s office said law enforcement responded to the lake around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday on a...
Community concerned after mass shooting Monday near homeless encampment in Minneapolis
Police and community members speaking about a mass shooting Monday night that left one person dead and five others injured. “This just highlights an ongoing problem that we’ve had around homeless encampments,” says Chief Brian O’Hara.
Michelle Phillips Appointed as Minneapolis Director of Civil Rights, Brings Police Oversight Expertise
Michelle Phillips has officially taken the helm as the Director of Civil Rights for the City of Minneapolis, an announcement detailed by a recent press release made available on the city's official website. Phillips, who has a distinguished background in law enforcement oversight, most recently served as the Inspector General for the City of Oakland, California, prior to which she held the position of Deputy Inspector of the City of Baltimore.
Musical Six comes to St. Paul
ST PAUL, Minn. — When you think of 16th-century English history, you likely don't think of glittery outfits, powerful women and pop-rock ballads. But that's just what the musical Six brings to the stage. The six wives of King Henry VIII take to the stage to upend traditional narratives and tell their side of the story.
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