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The St. Paul Police Department deals with thousands of expensive calls related to mental health problems. They're expanding its mental health unit to help deal with calls that are not crisis level.
A growing body of research shows keeping a log of what you are thankful for can lower stress, help you sleep better, and may even reduce the risk of heart disease. But it's not for everyone.
Esmond, N.D., had an ambulance service for 40 years, until a lack of EMTs caused it to be discontinued. Now, residents are banding together to create the Esmond Community Quick Response Unit.
A German journalist who was found to have made up information for numerous articles — including one about Minnesota — is now being investigated in connection with allegedly soliciting donations for Syrian orphans from his readers.
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will now leave his post on Jan. 1, tweeting that deputy Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan will take over as acting secretary to cover the accelerated departure.
Children are invited to use their imaginations to fill in the blanks in "Coloring Without Borders." The bilingual book was created to help immigrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.
