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Friday, Aug. 22, 2025

International student enrollment soars at small Mankato college, bucking national decline

11:30 AM

The Trump administration’s travel bans and restrictions on student visas is causing international student enrollment at colleges and universities in the U.S. to plummet. But, a small southern Minnesota school is bucking that trend and is welcoming its largest incoming class of international students ever.

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Duluth-based short film features local Ojibwe stories, dark comedy
9:00 AM
Native News
The film “Ish Meets a Mermaid” is inspired by artist Jonathan Thunder’s love for mythology and life in the Duluth area.
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Famine confirmed in northern Gaza says U.N. backed agency
10:43 AM
Middle East
Famine has been officially declared in northern Gaza, a U.N.-backed group warns — marking the first such confirmation in the Middle East.
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Minnesota DFL rescinds Minneapolis mayoral endorsement
9:50 PM
Minneapolis News
The Minnesota DFL is rescinding its endorsement of State Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis Mayor’s race after a committee found problems with the endorsement process held earlier this summer. The party will not endorse a candidate in the race.
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DHS to states: Follow our voting rules or lose out on election security money
2:35 PM
Politics and Government News
The Trump administration has tied new requirements to election security grants. Some states told NPR they’re passing on the grants as a result.
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Photos: Check out the some of the 451 pieces of crop art at the Minnesota State Fair
Updated at 9:27 PM
State Fair
Crop art, the much-adored Minnesota tradition, only continues to boom in popularity. This year saw a record-breaking number of registrations and submissions.
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Woman, two kids injured by hit-and-run driver in Eden Prairie
11:45 AM
Crime, Law and Justice
Eden Prairie police say a woman and two children were injured — one of them critically — after they were hit by a car while crossing a street on Thursday night. The driver fled the scene.
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