Bill Keller and FOX 9 staff report a person who flew from Minnesota to Washington, D.C., later tested positive for measles and health officials warned others may have been exposed.
Beret Leone at WCCO News is reporting Minnesota auto insurance rates are up nearly 60%. A new bill at the Minnesota Legislature would create a low-cost insurance program.
Jennifer Hoff at KARE 11 covered Tuesday night’s Finance Committee meeting of the Minneapolis School Board where protesters railed against possible cuts in light of the district’s $75 million budget shortfall.
Kyle Stokes at Axios writes the number of people living in Minneapolis homeless encampments has fallen by two-thirds in recent months, according to the city’s running count.
Ben Henry at KSTP reports Hope Dentist Clinic, a free dentist clinic in St. Paul, filed for bankruptcy after its board was unable to find a sustainable funding source. Last year the clinic served 2,500 people and solely relies on donations.
Estelle Timar-Wilcox at MPR News is reporting Amtrak’s Borealis passenger rail service between St. Paul and Chicago was canceled on Wednesday, after Amtrak found a problem with the rail cars used on the line.
Christine Schuster at Bring Me the News reports Peter Remes of Minneapolis development firm First & First has purchased the former Apple store, which previously housed the Uptown Bar & Cafe, in Uptown as he hopes to help restore the neighborhood’s identity as a thriving entertainment and retail district.
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Lydia Morrell at KARE 11 shared the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy’s announcement that their research is laying the groundwork for the first hormone-free male birth control pill to enter clinical trials.
Zoë Jackson at the Star Tribune is reporting Netflix is currently looking for a new Laura Ingalls in its reimagined version of “Little House on the Prairie.”
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