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How does the economy look from your vantage point?

The Dow closed at an all time high on Tuesday. Minnesota’s employers added about 12,000 new jobs in January, which helped put the state’s job market 90 percent of the way back to pre-recession levels. Household income is still 8% lower than it was at its peak in 2007. Today’s Question: How does the economy…
by Michael Olson

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Cause of fatal Minn. motel fire unknown

Investigators have been unable to determine what caused a St. Charles motel fire that killed a South Dakota man in December.

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Shattuck-St. Mary's former teachers claim Seibel's alleged sexual abuse of students known, not reported

Shattuck-St. Mary's former teachers claim Seibel's alleged sexual abuse of students known, not reported

A former Shattuck-St. Mary's teacher appears in court this week in Faribault to face charges of sexual abuse. Lynn Seibel is accused of abusing six male students at the Faribault boarding school from 1999 to 2003. The school claims it knew nothing of the alleged crimes. An MPR News investigation shows several teachers did know about some of Seibel's behavior but failed to tell police. The insular nature of the private boarding school is one reason the former teacher gained access to children, and school officials took few steps to prevent the alleged abuse.
by Madeleine Baran

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Holding fewer ICE detainees, county jails feel effect of federal budget cuts

Holding fewer ICE detainees, county jails feel effect of federal budget cuts

Some county jails are feeling the effect of federal budget cuts that went into effect on Friday. With Immigration and Customs Enforcement's announcement last week it will reduce the number of detainees held in custody, the county jails that get paid to hold them could get pinched.
by Sasha Aslanian

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