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Minneapolis mother suspects her son was harmed by school employee
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis mother stood in front of the press Thursday morning and said she suspected a Minneapolis Public Schools aide had hurt her autistic son. At her side was the Minnesota Parent Union. Last Friday, Aja Cobb said she walked up to the bus her 10-year-old son...
University of Minnesota and Fairview extend hospital buyback talks
MINNEAPOLIS — A deal for the University of Minnesota to buy back its academic health facilities from Fairview Health Services will take a little longer to complete than originally planned. Earlier this year, the university's Board of Regents approved a non-binding letter of intent with Fairview to repurchase the...
Hopkins elementary school debuts accessible playground
HOPKINS, Minn. — Everywhere you look at Glen Lake Elementary School in Hopkins, Minnesota, love is in the air because of what is now on the ground."There's just a ton of things to do and I think it's really cool," eighth grader John Buettner, who uses a wheelchair, said. "The fact they were able to do all this is just amazing."Buettner is referring to his friends — students who do not use wheelchairs."John is one of my really good friends, and there's kids at this school that are in wheelchairs and they couldn't play on the old playground. They were...
Football: Ponies pull away from Mounds View
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Following a wild sequence with some uncharacteristic scoring plays it allowed in the opening quarter, Stillwater went back to what has been working all season. The Ponies relied on a productive running game and stingy defense to pull away for a 33-14 East Metro Sub-District football victory over Mounds View on Friday, Sept. 20 at Stillwater Area High School. Playing in front of a large homecoming...
Chanhassen defeats Waconia on football field
The Chanhassen football team moved to 2-2 on the season with a 27-0 win over Waconia Friday night. The Storm jumped out to an early lead after a big run led to a 2-yard score from Riley Syverson. Nathan Rambler then found James Kopfmann for a 27-yard touchdown to put Chanhassen up 13-0 after the first quarter. Ramler and Kopfmann would connect again in the second quarter with a 10-yard touchdown, before Ramler scored a 1-yard touchdown to put the final score at 27-0. ...
Providence football is 3-1 at halfway point
Providence Academy’s football team has a zoo-like matchup for homecoming at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The Lions (3-1) take on the Tigers from Delano (0-4) on Providence’s home field in Plymouth. “Delano might be the best 0-4 team I have seen in 17 years,” Providence head coach Colin Rooney said. “It is a potential trap game for us with Orono coming up the following week.” ...
Rogers boys soccer falls to No. 2 Maple Grove 2-0
On paper, a match up between the undefeated and No. 2 ranked Maple Grove Crimson (11-0-1), and a Rogers team that is sitting on 2 wins this season, looked like a blow out waiting to happen. But that is not what transpired between the two teams when they met in Rogers on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The Royals (2-4-6) gave a spirited effort in this game and held the Crimson scoreless in the first half. Time and again, Maple Grove would have good scoring chances, only...
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