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Schools take steps to protect students' hearing

7:58 AM, Apr 4, 2013

Audiologists say there has been a dramatic increase in hearing loss among teenagers in the United States in recent years.

On track for technology at Burnsville High School

8:14 AM, Mar 28, 2013

Cindy Drahos peaks over the shoulders of her students at Burnsville High School as they work on their computer settings. 

Flipping over math in Maplewood

8:45 AM, Mar 21, 2013

The only clue that Rachel Whitney's 8th grade math class has started at Presentation of the Blessed Mary School is the students are at their desks hard at work.

Preschool comes to High School at Champlin Park

8:56 AM, Mar 14, 2013

High school students surround a group of preschoolers, observing the kids just as closely as they watch the teacher. The high schoolers are part of Lori Brumbaugh's Child Related Occupations class at Champlin Park High School.

Orphaned elephant brings Africa closer to Otsego 2nd graders

11:49 AM, Mar 7, 2013

As a second grade teacher Erin Rehnblom is used to improvising.
So when her uncle informed Rhenblom he'd adopted a baby elephant for her students at Otsego Elementary, Rehnblom saw a path to a lesson plan that will carry her students through the year.

Lakeville South students open school food shelf

1:05 PM, Feb 28, 2013

In a dressing room where drama students get ready for their plays, Lakeville South High School also houses something intended to eliminate another drama that affects too many families, hunger.

Students tap MN program that offers college credit for free

9:47 AM, Feb 21, 2013

Students in Chris Kaus's physics class hustle to their seats, flip open their computers and prepare to crunch the data they've gathered on a daily lab experiment.

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Top-selling author Vince Flynn dies after cancer battle

Top-selling Minnesota writer Vince Flynn is dead after a battle against prostate cancer.

5:56 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Family amazed by 4-year-old who nearly drowned and by community support

If you happen to drive through Chris Lykken's neighborhood in Prior Lake, you'll notice every mailbox, and many doors and windows, adorned with a comic-book superhero's shield.

9:50 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Pilot who died in chopper crash was skilled, respected

The pilot who died in a helicopter crash in Maplewood was remembered Wednesday as skilled, kind and generous

11:44 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy

James Gandolfini, who personified the New Jersey mobster in HBO's acclaimed series The Sopranos, died Wednesday, apparently of a heart attack, while on vacation in Rome, the network said. He was 51.

9:48 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Attacks on trails trigger crime alert in Maple Grove

Police in Maple Grove are warning residents to be alert after a pair of assaults on women in recent days.

11:19 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Helicopter crashes into garage in Maplewood

Investigators from the FAA are trying to determine why a helicopter spraying for insects crashed and erupted in flames in Maplewood Wednesday morning, killing the pilot.

9:48 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Twin Cities author Vince Flynn dies of cancer

It is undisputed; Vince Flynn was a master storyteller. But what also cannot be argued is that Vince Flynn was a master at sharing his success.

10:25 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Wis. man dies after hitting deer on motorcycle

A western Wisconsin man is dead after colliding with a deer while riding his motorcycle Tuesday night.

4:36 PM, Jun 19, 2013

1 dead after crash in Anoka County overnight

One person is dead following a single car crash in Coon Rapids overnight.

9:12 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Native Mob member sentenced for murder

A member of a Native American gang has been sentenced to 43 years in federal prison for shooting and killing a fellow gang member.

11:18 PM, Jun 19, 2013
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