The Pioneer Press sums up a recent report: A single mom with the median income of $27,000 spends half her income on full-time child care. A two-parent family with median income of $86,000 spends nearly a third.
Police claim the man, who had allegedly been experiencing a mental health crisis, was armed with a knife.
The other drive involved in the crash, a 75-year-old man, sustained life-threatening injuries.
The crash occurred in Lake Lillian Saturday night.
Responders were called to the scene early Sunday morning.
Employees called police saying the children were stealing goods from the store.
Police and fire crews responded to the fire just before 9 a.m. Saturday.
There have been reports of disabled traffic lights and issues at local businesses.
Crockett made the comments in a 2020 radio interview following a ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Gender Justice, the advocacy group that brought about the lawsuit, says it will appeal the decision.
Nearby properties are being evacuated.
Anoka's Adam Madsen was killed in the crash.
Don't worry – it's bringing the chicken to its nearby BBQ joint.
A new national report shows it costs more to place an infant in a Minnesota day care center than a year of state college tuition, the Star Tribune reports. The advocacy group Child Aware of America names Minnesota the nation's second costliest state for center-based day care. The newspaper writes one year of infant care in a center cost $13,579 in Minnesota, while one year for a preschooler cost $10,470. In 17 states, a year of infant care cost less than $8,000.
Teenagers who drink tend to overdo it and sometimes wind up in the hospital. A Mayo Clinic study has put a price tag on what those hospitalizations cost Americans. Most of the expense is for treating injuries suffered by teens who were drinking.
About 11,000 self-employed providers who run child care businesses in their homes want the ability to unionize. But it has pitted Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton against legislative Republicans seeking to curb organized labor.
MPR News reports the governor says he won't issue an order that would automatically enroll child care providers into a union, but would rather they chose for themselves. Republicans are against the move, saying Dayton doesn't have the authority to make such a call.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services revokes a Duluth woman's child-care license after an investigation concludes she stabbed a household member in front of children.
The average chief executive officer in Minnesota is making over $1 million once again. The Star Tribune reports that in 2011, the median total pay for Minnesota's 100 highest-paid CEOs jumped by 26 percent to $1.19 million, hitting seven digits for the first time since 2007. Of the top 100 CEOs, 71 got a salary bump last year.
Public records reveal that two child-care centers that failed to follow safe-sleep practices where infants died this year have been shut down by state regulators. A Carver County licensing inspector has also been found at fault for not following through on sanctions in one of the cases, which was discovered just days before an infant's death.
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