Vietnam Veterans Sought to Share Stories at Mall of America Commemoration
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for Vietnam veterans to share their stories and experiences of their military service as part of the National Oral History Project. This project offers veterans the opportunity to recor...
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Safe Choices Equal Sweet Rewards with the St. Cloud Fire Department's Scoops for Safety Program
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department has launched a new Scoops for Safety program. The program rewards kids who make safety a priority. Firefighters will be on the lookout for kids practicing safe habits like wearing a helmet while cruising on thei...
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Promise Neighborhood Race Unity Day Scheduled For June
(KNSI) - Promise Neighborhood in St. Cloud wants to bring the community together with a Race Unity Day celebration on Saturday, June 8th. The annual event is scheduled for 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Lincoln Elementary, 336 5th Avenue SE. Everyone is invit...
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Trial for final wrongful death suit in Astroworld concert crowd crush is set for September
A judge says the remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival will go to trial in civil court in Houston in September
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Speaker Mike Johnson's appearance at Trump's felony trial marks a remarkable moment in US politics
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is assailing the U.S. judicial system as the the highest-level Republican to attend court with Donald Trump for his hush money trial
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UnitedHealthcare faces state penalty for uneven mental health care coverage
UnitedHealthcare is facing penalties for allegedly violating mental health parity laws. After an investigation, the Minnesota Department of Commerce says the company covers mental health claims more stringently than it covers claims for other types o...
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As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she'll double down on gender equity
Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States
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8 dead, at least 40 injured as farmworkers' bus overturns in central Florida
The Florida Highway Patrol says a bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida has overturned, killing eight people and injuring another 40 passengers
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Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
Munro had been in frail health for years and often spoke of retirement, a decision that proved final after the author’s 2012 collection, “Dear Life.” She achieved stature rare for an art form traditionally placed beneath the novel.
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New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances
A coalition that includes entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Lubetzky, actor Liev Schreiber, journalist Katie Couric, and director of the Muhammad Ali Center Lonnie Ali announced Tuesday that it would launch Builders, a nonprofit global initiativ...
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