Andrew Cozzens has been named bishop of the Crookston, Minn., diocese. A longtime leader in the St. Paul and Minneapolis Catholic diocese, Cozzens said he hopes to bring healing to the Crookston dioceses following an investigation into a cover-up of sexual abuse.
“Now our veterans will have a safe place to be …. and they will meet all their relatives right here on this land,” a Navy veteran said as ground broke in Redwood Falls on the state’s fourth veterans cemetery, a project 12 years in the making.
City officials in Moorhead have raised the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 and banned all flavored tobacco products from stores, including methanol cigarettes, flavored chewing or smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes and vape juices.
The football coach at a small high school in northeastern Minnesota has resigned amid a police investigation into what district leaders describe as “player misconduct” on his team.
Behind the scenes, Afghan community members and volunteers have been connecting via social media channels and organizing donation drives to help support Afghan resettlement efforts.
School officials say research shows multilingual students are more likely to be academically successful in all areas when they have opportunities to continue developing their first language.
Minnesota regulators have launched a court-ordered process for assessing the risks to clean water from waste from the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
International shipping disruptions are putting the squeeze on businesses that export Minnesota-grown ag products. The shipping backups also affect imports, and that means higher prices at the grocery store.