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Minnesota's polio vaccination rates are below the national average, according to a new report. trib.al/ImdWUQp

Five young children were present inside the home when the shooting occurred, according to police. trib.al/3y7UFTE

ITT Tech was a private, for-profit chain of schools that closed in 2016 while facing accusations of widescale fraud. trib.al/tHsI1ZI

The man worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester under an H-1B Visa, and he is a licensed doctor in Pakistan, according to authorities. trib.al/VgRyUPc

Shamar Alon Lark and Rashad Jamal May remain in custody in an Illinois jail while they await extradition to Minnesota. trib.al/Akzuta1

The Hennepin County Medica Examiner released its report on the woman's death on Tuesday. trib.al/3ihkM96

Nicholas Antwain Dancy, 38​, was charged with violating the Hobbs Act, among other criminal charges. trib.al/IVzvDpV

The science behind the aurora borealis is complicated, and all many people care to know is that they're jaw-droppingly beautiful. trib.al/cecKV8j

The vote involving about 15,000 nurses means that nurse negotiation leaders can call a strike following a 10-day notice to hospitals. trib.al/T14TyR6

Stefon Diggs left Minnesota in 2020, but he still hasn't forgotten about the Minnesota State Fair. trib.al/RhjOzSW

An amusement park in Minneapolis is up for sale. Features include a Ferris wheel, mini golf, a caddy shack, a restaurant and bar, and more. trib.al/zh3Qw8o

Ivan Contreras-Sanchez beat a man to death in Minneapolis, drove to Dakota County, and dumped the body into a culvert, authorities said. trib.al/RM9ul65

"It would be lying for me to accept any plea offer," former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao said in court Monday. trib.al/OVhxwzY

The new district policy aims to undo the effects of discrimination and support the "retention of teachers from underrepresented groups." trib.al/8B6lpz1

It is not yet known if alcohol was a factor in the crash, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. trib.al/UE8QToB

The 755-page Inflation Reduction Act, as the spending bill is known, passed both chambers of Congress last week. trib.al/rhS9FdB

A report from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety found that there was a 35 percent increase in assaults on police officers in 2021. trib.al/ARG1tML

One thing is clear from federal data: Inattentive drivers put students at risk. trib.al/Uxm6fok

Two men accused in the Mall of America shooting were arrested after leaving a barbershop in Chicago on Thursday, Bloomington police said. trib.al/EelTBud

"We lost a giant," fellow Iron Ranger Sen. Tom Bakk said of the veteran lawmaker from Chisholm. trib.al/mGKxGwp