The group Books For Africa has enlisted the help of a Minnesota company in getting ag education to Africa. The Finney Company, which has a branch specializing in agricultural books, will help send libraries to African schools and government agencies. It's patterned after a program in which Thomson Reuters sent law books to Africa.
Wisconsin officer, 26, dies from COVID day after his child is born
He died the day after his second child was born.
MN is the 3rd best state to move to in the US
That's according to an analysis from a luggage delivery service.
Man pleads guilty in connection with boy's accidental shooting death
A child found the man's gun and it went off, striking and killing the boy.
95 Minnesota schools have 5+ COVID cases, 2 more school staffers die
There have been 10 school employees who have died from COVID during the pandemic.
Trees are nearing their fall color peak in some areas of Minnesota
Some areas are at 75-100% peak color.
1 killed in daytime shooting near St. Paul gas station
Police don't know a motive and are looking for the suspected shooter.
MPS changes course, will provide meals to Edison students for distance learning
The district had initially said meals would not be offered during the remote learning period.
Highest county case rates in Minnesota remain in rural areas
Just one of the seven metro counties have a case rate above 30.
Charges: Teen tried to pull 2 guns on St. Paul officers during arrest
Police are asking for help in reducing the number of illegal guns on city streets.
Coller: Where does Russ rank among cursed Vikings things?
Matthew Coller's work can be found daily at Purple Insider.
Missing: 13-year-old girl last seen in Willmar on September 11
Police say she ran away from a girls group home.
Ban for those who don't wear masks at Rochester School Board meetings
The board will have people trespassed, which comes with a one year ban from all school property.
Agriculture in US losing ground in innovation
Funding for the basic research that makes American agriculture a world leader in innovation and production is stagnant if not in decline, the West Central Tribune reports.
Report: MF Global customers getting offers for their claims
The New York Times reports investment firms are jockeying to buy claims off thousands of MF Global customers, which includes many Minnesota farmers. Most of those offers are for 90 percent of face value. It could spell a big change in fortune for Minnesota's farmers and agricultural business owners, many of whom had large accounts on the books with the commodities firm when it collapsed.
Mayo joins new global effort to help victims of child sex abuse
Drug companies, medical schools, and others in the health care industry are collaborating to treat the long-term problems caused by sexual abuse of children. Experts say more governments are passing laws to protect children but sexual abuse is growing, nonetheless. 20 percent of the world's girls and ten percent of boys are abused before they turn 18.
Bloggers publish book bashing Bachmann
A trio of Minnesota bloggers have their own book out, based on about 6,000 blog posts about the Republican presidential hopeful. Authors Ken Avidor and Eva Young of Minneapolis, and Karl Bremer of Stillwater say their goal is to knock her out of office but they also say the book is not strictly partisan; they go after Democrats, too. (Photo: Karl Bremer)
Bemidji effort aims to save Carnegie library
A group in Bemidji has lanched a fundraising drive to raise more than $1 million to restore the city’s historic Carnegie Library. The group proposes an addition to the 102-year-old library, which features fireplaces and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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