District 196 closes high schools Tuesday due to "potential threats"
A school district covering multiple southern Twin Cities suburbs has canceled all high school classes on Tuesday due to threats.
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Southern Twin Cities high schools closed due to threat
High schools in District 196 which covers Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan and parts of surrounding communities, said it received "notification of potential threats" and is closing its high schools "out of an abundance of caution." Burnsville High School and Burnsville Alternative High School are also closed.
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Vikings edge rusher Greenard to have season-ending shoulder surgery
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District 196 closes high schools Tuesday due to "potential threats"
A school district covering multiple southern Twin Cities suburbs has canceled all high school classes on Tuesday due to threats.
Robbinsdale School Board votes to close 4 buildings amid financial struggles
The board approved the closure of Noble Elementary, Sonnesyn Elementary, Robbinsdale Middle School and the district's Education Service Center at the end of next school year.
Richfield man accused of assaulting women with water balloons
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Four arrested for stealing mail in Lake Elmo
Police in Oakdale, Minnesota, later found the suspects at Twin Cities Pawn.
Woman pleads guilty to day care abuse caught on camera
A 25-year-old Twin Cities day care worker pleaded guilty to malicious punishment of a child after she was caught on camera abusing several infants, according to court documents.
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Man who shot Stewartville student was former member of wrestling team
A boy on the Stewartville High School wrestling team is still in critical but stable condition after he was shot in the school parking lot Friday morning by a former member of the team, authorities say.
Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for clarity on Twin Cities ICE crackdown
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Police: Moorhead student found with 1,000+ suspected fentanyl-laced pills
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Council member urges Nisswa Mayor Jennifer Carnahan to resign
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Man shoots student before dying by suicide in Stewartville, sheriff says
Authorities say a man shot a student outside a southern Minnesota high school Friday morning before dying by suicide.
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Wisconsin judge refuses former Trump attorney's request to step aside
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Gov. Tim Walz to sign executive orders "to reduce gun violence"
Gov. Tim Walz plans to sign two executive orders "to reduce gun violence in Minnesota" on Tuesday, according to his office.
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Gov. Tim Walz is expected to make moves to address gun violence in Minnesota.
Trump files $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC
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"Turkey day" is all year round for Minnesotans who farm the bird
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Gov. Tim Walz to sign executive orders "to reduce gun violence"
Gov. Tim Walz plans to sign two executive orders "to reduce gun violence in Minnesota" on Tuesday, according to his office.
Richfield man accused of assaulting women with water balloons
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Four arrested for stealing mail in Lake Elmo
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Woman pleads guilty to day care abuse caught on camera
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Man stabbed 2, killing 1 at Minneapolis homeless encampment, charges say
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Minnesota nursing home workers must wait for raises because of state paperwork delay
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Rabies case in Michigan organ recipient traced back to donor's exposure
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