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A committee at Detroit Lakes Public Schools decided to postpone a revision to the district policy that regulates what teachers and students can display on campus. The pivot comes as the district is being sued by the ACLU of Minnesota for an earlier “rainbow ban.”

Red Lake Nation Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. has agreed to resign from office, the tribe has said. But Seki has denied that he has stepped down yet.

Second Harvest Heartland reports a record number of food distributed to food shelves in the last year, driven by high fuel costs and rising grocery costs.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged support for U.S. sanctions against Russia after President Donald Trump paused them. The White House decision raises fears of Ukraine's vulnerability to Russian attacks as winter approaches.

The major party candidates for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seat faced off in an hourlong debate Friday on MPR News with fraud, affordability and fallout from the Trump administration’s policies as key points of friction.

Pope Leo has left Rome’s Gemelli hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer. On Saturday, he greeted well-wishers and patients as he departed.