Minnesota Opioid Task Force to Hold 1st Meeting Next Week
Minnesota's new task force on the opioid crisis will hold its first meeting next week on how best to spend $20 million from new licensing fees on the pharmaceutical industry.
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State Agency Hosts Autism Meeting in St. Cloud
Attendees had the chance to review information and ask questions about autism resources
Soon There Will Only Be One Kmart Left in Minnesota
Kmart announced that they will be closing two of their three remaining stores in Minnesota.
Officials Holding Autism-Focused Meeting at St. Cloud Library
The purpose of the meeting is to provide general information about autism and educate on services
1,600 Motorists Stopped in August For Violating Hands-Free Law
One positive thing this is showing is how responsive teen drivers have been to this new law. They had the least amount of citations.
Minnesota Math Scores Continue to Decline in Latest Tests
Student math test scores continue to decline in Minnesota.
Minnesota's Longest Running Mud Bog is Back For Its 26th Year
Located nine miles west of Finlayson (about an hour and a half from St. Cloud), Howie's Mud Bog is four days of fun wrapping up the summer on Labor Day weekend.
Senators to probe disarray at DHS
A pair of Senate committees will hold a joint hearing Tuesday on the disarray in Minnesota's Department of Human Services
Minnesota Declares Outbreak of Hepatitis A
Minnesota health officials say there's an outbreak in cases of hepatitis A, a virus that can cause severe liver damage.
Minnesota County to be State's 1st to Use 911 Video Chat
A county in northwest Minnesota is about to become the first in the state to let cellphone callers stream live video and audio to dispatchers when they call 911 for help.