Rescuers find missing boy's body after St. Paul mudslide
Rescuers in St. Paul have found the body of the fourth grade student missing after a mudslide in Lilydale Park. Family members identified the boy as 10-year-old Mohamed Fofana.
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Mayo Clinic celebrates state funding approval, but questions remain on expansion details
With approval of taxpayer support for Mayo Clinic's "destination medical center" are questions about how the money will be spent, its effects on Rochester and a timetable for development.More Business news
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Mayo Clinic celebrates state funding approval, but questions remain on expansion details
With approval of taxpayer support for Mayo Clinic's "destination medical center" are questions about how the money will be spent, its effects on Rochester and a timetable for development.
'What Maisie Knew' finds modern truths in Victorian satire
The directorial team behind the indie hit "Bee Season" and "The Deep End" return with an updated version of the Henry James satire on bad parenting. Scott McGehee and David Siegel co-direct a number of films. For the critically acclaimed adaptation they have not only succeeded in telling a very modern story, they may have unearthed a new child star.More Arts & Culture news
What Minneapolis and St. Paul won at the Legislature
Minnesota's two largest cities can count on millions of dollars in new state money as they plan their budgets for next year. The DFL strongholds clearly benefited from the party's total control of state government this session.
Dayton signs bill funding all-day K, early childhood education
Gov. Mark Dayton signed an education budget bill Wednesday that boosts funding for public schools over the next two years, funds all-day kindergarten statewide for the first time and retools high school testing requirements.
Environmental interests see gains in legislative session
The just-completed legislative session stands apart from others by the availability of new money for the environment. After years of budget cuts and reallocations, state agencies now get a boost in funding, and a mandate to use it effectively.Hobby Lobby birth control coverage up for federal appeal
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
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