Golden Valley Patch

Minnesota's polio vaccination rates are below the national average, according to a new report. trib.al/nHrEKX4

Five young children were present inside the home when the shooting occurred, according to police. trib.al/97mwinS

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/PDv2k1J

ITT Tech was a private, for-profit chain of schools that closed in 2016 while facing accusations of widescale fraud. trib.al/RcXvD5A

Shamar Alon Lark 21, and Rashad Jamal May remain in custody in an Illinois jail while they await extradition to Minnesota. trib.al/nPVgmis

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

Nicholas Antwain Dancy, 38​, was charged with violating the Hobbs Act, among other criminal charges. trib.al/Jr5KI1f

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/6IWukJR

The science behind the aurora borealis is complicated, and all many people care to know is that they're jaw-droppingly beautiful. trib.al/F8Tm0fR

Stefon Diggs left Minnesota in 2020, but he still hasn't forgotten about the Minnesota State Fair. trib.al/r6PyUfi

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/O4UzLct

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/iOXV51W

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

The new district policy aims to undo the effects of discrimination and support the "retention of teachers from underrepresented groups." trib.al/C2KZYjn

It is not yet known if alcohol was a factor in the crash, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. trib.al/o2AIXqO

The 755-page Inflation Reduction Act, as the spending bill is known, passed both chambers of Congress last week. trib.al/4VXIlNC

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/ihoEAq8

One thing is clear from federal data: Inattentive drivers put students at risk. trib.al/wD8Rbfe

Two men accused in the Mall of America shooting were arrested after leaving a barbershop in Chicago on Thursday, Bloomington police said. trib.al/9WgGTvi

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