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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.

Nanoscience program brings big opportunities to students at DCTC

6:10 PM, Feb 14, 2013

Educators talk about preparing students for the 21st century. That's why Dakota County Technical College is going big on something small.

Locker ads highlight passion for learning at Wayzata Central Middle School

11:26 AM, Feb 7, 2013

A crowd of students surrounds Britta Vangen at Wayzata Central Middle School in Plymouth. She's staffing a cart crammed with colorful ads

St. Odilia Kindergartners get life lessons from elders

10:50 AM, Jan 31, 2013

Once a week the older students fill Havran's room at St. Odilia School in Shoreview, as well as Julie Ruzynski's classroom across the hall

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Child missing in Elk River, last seen in campground

Officers with the Sherburne County Sheriff's Department are searching the Wapiti Park Campground in Elk River for a missing a 2-year-old child. The child went missing around 8:00 p.m. Friday.

5:43 AM, May 25, 2013

Police: Roseville sex assault suspect turns himself in

A sexual assault suspect turned himself into police Friday night after a Washington County Sheriff's chaplain recognized the suspect on an online story at kare11.com.

11:42 PM, May 24, 2013

Multi-car crash shuts down I-35W in Bloomington

Traffic is finally moving again hours after more than a half-dozen people were transported to area hospitals following a pileup on I-35W in Bloomington Friday afternoon.

5:20 PM, May 24, 2013

Grieving mom hopes her tragic loss prevents other towing accidents

Kristi Cox recalls finding out about the death of her husband and daughter, "I just fell to the ground. All the air just left me."

7:24 PM, May 24, 2013

Body found in Mississippi River near Ford Dam

Crews are working to recover a body that was spotted in the Mississippi River near the Ford Dam in St. Paul Friday.

9:20 PM, May 24, 2013

Family, friends gather to honor Zach Sobiech, while 'Clouds' continues to soar

On a day when there wasn't a cloud in the sky above Stillwater, hundreds gathered to celebrate the life of a young man whose music continues to soar in the charts.

7:58 AM, May 24, 2013

Suicidal jumper's fall kills SKorean girl

South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building.

6:50 AM, May 24, 2013

Dog alerts family to house fire in Belle Plaine

A family is crediting the family dog for alerting them to a fire that destroyed a home in Belle Plaine Friday morning.

12:20 PM, May 24, 2013

Police seek suspect in sexual assault at Roseville mall

Roseville police are hoping surveillance photos will help identify a man suspected in the sexual assault of a woman in a mall parking lot.

3:04 PM, May 24, 2013

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro weather forecast

After a few lingering morning showers today much of the day looks dry.  However lingering cloud cover keeps us cool with highs in the low 60's.  We may see a few peeks of sunshine this afternoon, but clouds overall will remain thick.

6:40 AM, May 25, 2013
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