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Lynx to lean on defensive strategy, fan support as playoffs begin with home game
The 2023 season ended in the first round of the playoffs for the Minnesota Lynx, and the team’s General Manager Clare Duwelius is hopeful history won’t repeat itself.
Questions around financial oversight shadow Byron Schools ahead of multimillion-dollar referendum
In November, voters in the Byron School District will decide whether to approve a $1.9 million dollar a year referendum for the next decade. The request comes after a turbulent few months at the district.
Vaccine hesitancy concerns physicians amid Minnesota measles outbreak
Across the board, people are challenging the need for all vaccines — not just MMR, or measles, mumps and rubella shots. General vaccination rates are even lower in the Somali community.
Black Minneapolis residents bear heaviest mental health burden after George Floyd’s murder, new research finds
“Often in epidemiological studies, advantage, say, wealth or socioeconomic status will often serve as a buffer against health problems. But we don’t find that here,” said coauthor Ryan Larson, an assistant professor of criminology at Hamline University.
Art Hounds: A play looks at things Hinckley lost in the fire
Art Hounds recommend Bucket Brigade Theater’s original play “Survivors of the Fire,” “SOLO: the performances of the McKnight Dancer Fellowships” and the the St. Peter Art Stroll.