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1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Sam Stroozas

   For the first time, Minnesota has K-12 health standards. Here’s what to know (opens the original)

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   Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Minnesota had no statewide K-12 academic standards for health, leaving local school districts to determine how students were taught topics including nutrition, human development and drug abuse and prevention. That changed Tuesday when a Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings judge approved the state’s first K-12 health standards. The standards could go into effect

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2. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Sam Stroozas

   Here’s what 15 Minnesota food influencers liked, disliked at the State Fair (opens the original)

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   Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Everyone has a hot take on what food is in and out at the Minnesota State Fair. MPR News has been monitoring local food influencer accounts on Instagram for the last 10 days of the fair to aggregate the findings. Here is what 15 Minnesota creators said their favorites were, and some you can skip. No thanks: Pickle Pie at LuLu’s Public House Fabulous: Tanghulu from lemoc

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