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☀️ It's looking like another week of warm temperatures across Minnesota. 80-degree temperatures will be felt all the way to the international border.
🌧️ Northern Minnesota will see some spotty to scattered showers and thunderstorms Monday night into Tuesday. Expect multiple chances for showers throughout the week.
🍂 More-typical temperatures are expected to return by the weekend. Get the latest weather news on Updraft. | |
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| | Duluth child care center closures exacerbate growing crunch facing families | | The impending closure of two large child care centers — and possibly a third — is exacerbating a child care crunch in Duluth which is already short more than 1,000 slots. But what’s happening in Duluth is not unique. The Center for Rural Policy and Development estimates a shortage of more than 40,000 child care spots outside of the Twin Cities metro area. | |
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| | In Minneapolis, caregivers connect kids and seniors — and everyone benefits | Music, yoga and science classes are built into the weekly routine for infants and preschoolers at The Pillars Child Care in Prospect Park. The child care center sits on the ground floor of The Pillars Senior Living Center. Older residents — the grandfriends — come to volunteer, working with the kids and caregivers. | |
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