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In Kenyon, the police chief knows demons, desperation and hope
Lee Sjolander speaks candidly of lessons learned from a traumatic childhood in southern Minnesota and his struggles with mental health. In doing so, he's flipping the stereotype of the hardened, stoic chief and reshaping the police's role in Kenyon, Minn. | NewsCut: A police chief's call to fix Minnesota's mental health system | The 'man card': Reflection on our younger, dumber selves
To recover defense costs, Children's Theatre goes after assault survivor
Laura Stearns had sued the Minneapolis theater company for negligence in hiring the staff member who raped her when she was a student at the theater's school.
'Mental health is health': Docs who treat kids get trained to spot mental health problems
There's a 1 in 5 chance that kids will develop depression sometime between middle and high school. Yet, doctors who take care of kids most of the time -- like pediatricians and family doctors -- don't get much training in how to treat mental health problems. | Tools for teens and young adults navigating mental health
As planting window closes, Minn. farmers face tough choices
Spring planting is about two weeks behind. Farmers will soon need to decide whether they'll try to plant late, and run the risk of losing their crops to an early frost, or if they'll work up to an insurance payment deadline and take a loss on the seeds they're not able to get into the ground. | What has this year's planting season been like for you?
Minnesota's departure from coal will mean more natural gas, nuclear
Minnesota is in the midst of a historic transition in how it generates electricity. Xcel Energy last week announced plans to close all of its remaining coal-fired power plants in the state by 2030 -- and to increase its solar capacity in the Upper Midwest by 1,400 percent.
After several quiet years, tornadoes erupt in United States
On Monday, the U.S. tied its current record of 11 consecutive days with at least eight tornadoes confirmed on each of those days, said Patrick Marsh, warning coordination meteorologist for the federal Storm Prediction Center. | Meteorologist loses it when viewers complain about tornado coverage
WHO redefines burnout as a 'syndrome' linked to chronic stress at work
The World Health Organization has updated its handbook of diseases to include an expanded definition of burnout. It closely links it to workplace stress and says it can lead to reduced productivity.
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