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What we know — and don't — about the Russian crash that possibly killed Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, appeared on the passenger list of a business jet that crashed Wednesday in Russia. Beyond that, little is clear.
70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way crowned from Waterville, Minn.
Emma Kuball, a 19-year-old college student from Waterville, representing Rice County, was crowned the 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way in an evening ceremony Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from first Republican debate
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have dominated the Republican presidential nomination fight for much of the year. Neither dominated the debate stage Wednesday night. Trump skipped the GOP’s opening presidential primary debate. DeSantis showed up, but he was overshadowed for much of the night by political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy. 
Minnesota test scores stagnant as COVID’s effects linger on students, schools
Student performance in math, reading and science took a hit after school buildings closed in 2020 as the pandemic spread. Newly released data shows the state still struggling to dig out of that hole. See how your local public schools performed.
Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schools
A coalition advocating for Native American people traumatized by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival pages related to schools in that system that were operated by the Quakers.