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mprnews.org > story > 02/19/2026 > art-hounds-spirituals-standup-and-a-bold-salom

Art Hounds: Spirituals, stand-up and a bold 'Salomé"

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (81+ words) Art Hounds recommend "VocalEssence WITNESS: Symphony of Spirituals," "Oasis Laugh-Battle" and "Salom." A verification code has been emailed to Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list…...

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mprnews.org > episode > 02/18/2026 > what-children-need-from-adults-in-moments-of-fear-and-change

What children need from adults in moments of fear and change

18+ hour, 31+ min ago  (37+ words) Coming up at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, host Catharine Richert talks about how kids have experienced the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and parenting in times of upheaval. Coming up at 8 p.m. on Wednesday...

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mprnews.org > story > 02/03/2026 > childrens-minnesota-will-pause-some-pediatric-gender-health-care-due-to-federal-government

Children’s Minnesota to pause some pediatric gender health services

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (31+ words) Gender-affirming care for transgender youth remains legal in Minnesota, but the hospital says it will pause prescribing puberty-suppressing medications and pubertal hormones to patients under the age of 18....

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mprnews.org > story > 01/22/2026 > st-olaf-students-work-as-emts-helping-fill-ambulance-worker-shortage

St. Olaf College students work as EMTs, helping fill ambulance worker shortage

4+ week, 54+ min ago  (91+ words) St. Olaf College is offering a rural health training program for its undergrad students to work as EMTs and as CNAs at nursing homes in SE MN (Cannon Falls and Northfield). Students who participate complete training and then are hired…...

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mprnews.org > episode > 01/21/2026 > supporting-youth-mental-health-during-uncertain-times

Supporting youth mental health during uncertain times

4+ week, 21+ hour ago  (8+ words) Supporting youth mental health during uncertain times'mprnews.org...

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mprnews.org > story > 12/24/2025 > more-than-a-third-of-states-sue-hhs-over-a-move-that-could-curtail-youth-genderaffirming-care

More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (43+ words) Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people....

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mprnews.org > story > 12/15/2025 > minnesota-immigrant-parents-make-arrangements-for-children-as-ice-operations-continue

As ICE operations continue, immigrant parents look to make arrangements for their children

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (34+ words) A 7-year-old child was recently separated from their parents in an'operation carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in'Burnsville. Advocates'are helping'parents make caretaker arrangements in case they are detained....

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mprnews.org > story > 12/06/2025 > melania-trump-wishes-strength-and-toys-from-santa-during-visit-with-hospitalized-children

Melania Trump wishes strength and toys from Santa during visit with hospitalized children

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (40+ words) Melania Trump has continued a decades-old first lady tradition of visiting with hospitalized children for the holidays. The first lady on Friday was escorted into the festively decorated atrium of Children's National hospital in Washington by two patients....

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mprnews.org > story > 12/03/2025 > new-video-game-about-chronic-wasting-disease-teaches-how-to-prevent-its-spread

How to educate teens about CWD? A video game, of course

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (19+ words) A new video game aims to educate young people about chronic wasting disease and how to prevent its spread....

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mprnews.org > story > 12/01/2025 > child-care-house-model-tackles-rural-shortage

New child care house aims to solve vexing small town child care shortage

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (31+ words) The southern Minnesota city of Mapleton may have found a unique solution to the difficult problem of finding quality, affordable child care in rural areas by building a "child care house."...