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Sept. 6, 2023

Bye, summer weather (and hellooo sixties!) We'll warm up this weekend before another cold front. Check our latest Updraft.

Legislators weigh in on potential special session over new student restraint law
Gov. Walz says he wants to clear up a law about school resource officers’ use of force and restraining students (and he’s not ruling out a special legislative session to do so.) Here are his coworkers' thoughts on it.
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Authorities investigating deaths of three people in Breezy Point
Police about 15 miles north of Brainerd did not say if they know how the three died, but did say that the MN BCA is helping investigate — an indication authorities believe the deaths may have been the result of a crime.
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🚨 Authorities ID child who was struck, killed while riding bike in Minneapolis
Penelope Wender Thompson, 7, died at a hospital Monday morning, a short time after being hit by an SUV. Minneapolis police said Penelope was riding out of a driveway onto the 5600 block of 2nd Avenue South when she was hit by a vehicle traveling along the street.
🧠 Red Leaf Center provides resources for improving the mental health of parents
The CDC reports 1 in 8 women deal with postpartum depression. But many mothers have nowhere to turn. The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health gave the U.S. a grade of “D” saying the country is failing to support mothers during and after pregnancy.
🐦Henderson, Minnesota group drafts vision for a center dedicated to ruby-throated hummingbird
Minnesota hosts an incredible number and diversity of birds, an International Owl Center and a National Eagle Center. Henderson, Minn., bird-lovers want to build a center for one of their smaller migratory visitors.
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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