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In St. Paul schools, gender-neutral bathrooms have proven safer for all students
Gender-neutral bathrooms in schools have been the focus of questions and political debate across the country. Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, which made all of its bathrooms gender neutral in 2016, has some answers.
City of Minneapolis plans to sell two lots to Red Lake Nation for $1 each
Plans are moving forward for two lots that have been vacant for decades off Lake Street in south Minneapolis, where members of Red Lake Nation are working to build a healing center and garden focused on serving Indigenous people living in the city. 
Biden is creating a new White House office focused on gun violence prevention
Gun safety measures have stalled in Congress. Advocates have long pushed for a White House office to elevate the issue and coordinate efforts. Vice President Harris will oversee the new office.
Minnesota officials on Thursday approved plans for the expansion of a solar energy project in Becker, Minn. that a utility says will be one of the largest in the country with the capability of powering more than 150,000 homes.
As Ozempic use grows, so do reports of possible mental health side effects
Many people taking Ozempic and related drugs have reported mental health concerns. Those side effects aren't in Ozempic’s instructions for use. Are the problems a coincidence or related to the drug?
The song that never ends: Why Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September' sustains
It begins, “Do you remember?” — and we supply the memories. Dan Charnas tells the origin story of the Earth, Wind & Fire hit that still unites generations on the dance floor.
Minneapolis begins search for first-ever poet laureate 
Minneapolis is launching its first-ever poet laureate program in partnership with the Loft Literary Center, aiming to infuse arts and culture into the community through educational opportunities, city ceremonies and a civic project.
Kraft is recalling some American cheese slices over potential choking hazard
The company said one of its wrapping machines developed a temporary issue that makes it possible for a thin strip of film to remain on the slice even after it's been removed from the wrapper.