Nov. 10, 2023

Take this, Sunday scaries: Sunday high temperatures will reach the 50s across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with 40s in roughly the northern third of Minnesota. Get the latest on Updraft.

Tuition and fees covered for eligible students at NDSU in new program

The program will cover eligible students’ tuition and fees after any scholarships and awards that the students have. In order to qualify, students need to be in their first or second year of college, receive a Pell grant and have a family income of $80,000 a year or less.

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White Earth group has been quietly re-writing wrongs, correcting Native veterans headstones

For 30 years, Budd Parker and other volunteers have been quietly researching Native veterans and replacing their headstones at cemeteries on the White Earth reservation with new ones that correct their names.

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💉 FDA approves first ever vaccine for chikungunya virus, which is seeing a global surge

Wherever the mosquitoes goes, we will have chikungunya — it’s a global concern,” says Nischay Mishra, a virologist at Columbia University School of Public Health. With the climate changing and temperatures getting warmer, “there are more chances mosquitoes can survive everywhere,” he says.

🕯️ After a string of student deaths at UW-River Falls, an expert speaks to student mental health

In September, a professor of journalism died unexpectedly of natural causes. The obituaries of the three students say they all lost their battles with depression. Two of these students were from Minnesota. Last year, 43 percent of the student body came from Minnesota.

🚓 MPD announces new appointments for planned reorganization

Calling it one of the most significant changes to the Minneapolis Police Department in the modern era, Chief Brian O’Hara announced Friday the appointees who will shepherd through his planned reorganization of the department.

🏛️ Lawsuit: Minneapolis grant allocation to violence prevention programs 'illegal'

The complaint alleges the city used an “arbitrary and capricious” method to select recipients — some of whom had ties to the city — of millions of dollars worth of federally funded grants.

🏳️‍⚧️ The Vatican says priests can baptize transgender people

The statement came in response to a series of questions from bishops seeking guidance on administering the sacraments.

– Amy Felegy, MPR News

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