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From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: The state will roughly double the number of people eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19 this month even though there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot, the head of the state health agency said Friday. Dr. Scott Harris, the state health officer, said everyone 65 and older, educators, court officials, corrections officers, postal employees, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers will be...

This comes after less than two weeks of in-person learning for their youngest learners. Author: Sharon Yoo Updated: 7:13 PM CST January 29, 2021 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — On Friday, Oak Grove Elementary school in Bloomington was quiet. Wind whipped the state and U.S. flag back and forth, and the clanging of the rings that held the flags against the flag pole could be heard loudly. A white and red COVID-19 notice board blocked the front door of Oak Grove Elementary. The same sign also blocked the ways to the main school district building, as well as Oak Grove Middl...

Copy shortlink: A COVID-19 outbreak among bus drivers and transportation staff has forced Bloomington Public Schools to abruptly move elementary students back to distance learning, less than two weeks after schools reopened for in-person instruction. The district was one of many in Minnesota that began reopening elementary schools this month following a change in state guidelines. Now, it's the first in the metro area to reverse course because of widespread virus activity. The move comes as other large districts, including Minneapolis and St. Paul, are preparing to bri...

Copy shortlink: Several of Minnesota's largest school districts intend to bring their youngest students back for in-person instruction next month, following Gov. Tim Walz's announcement that elementary schools could reopen as soon as Jan. 18. Anoka-Hennepin, the state's largest district, told families that it plans to start shifting elementary students from distance to full-time, in-person instruction starting Jan. 19. Similar messages went out from school leaders in the Elk River, Osseo and Robbinsdale districts. The St. Cloud Area School District said it would start ...

Child molestation allegations from '70s made against Bloomington school employee Charges say the 65-year-old man molested five preteen boys in his neighborhood.  December 22, 2020 — 8:36pm Text size Copy shortlink: A former longtime public school employee for Edina and most recently a special education aide for Bloomington has been charged with sexually abusing preteen boys many decades ago in his neighborhood. Kevin Belker, 65, of Bloomington, was charged Monday in Hennepin County District Court with two counts of criminal sexua...