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Kelly Smith

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Covers:  crime and breaking news, suburban city government
News reporter at the Minneapolis @StarTribune. Past: @inforum and @sctimes. Contact: kelly.smith@startribune.com or 612.673.4141.

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News reporter at Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Minneapolis teachers and school district reach tentative agreement, averting strike

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By Kelly Smith Verified
| The Minnesota Star Tribune Verified
Minneapolis teachers announced late Saturday that they reached a tentative agreement with the school district, averting a planned strike on Tuesday. The school district and Minneapolis Federation of Educators have been in negotiations since April on three separate contracts, which expired June 30 and cover more than 4,300 support staff members and teachers.
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Minnesota restores full SNAP benefits to families in need

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By Kelly Smith Verified
| The Minnesota Star Tribune Verified
By Kelly Smith Minnesotans in need started receiving full SNAP benefits on Saturday amid political and legal wrangling over the federal assistance program. The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families began issuing full November benefits for the Supplemental Nutritional Access Program (SNAP) on Friday and said the 440,000 Minnesotans on average who receive the assistance would start seeing funds on their EBT cards on Saturday.
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How a surveying error preserved ancient pines in Minnesota's Lost 40

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By Kelly Smith Verified
| The Minnesota Star Tribune Verified
An unusual forest in northern Minnesota offers a rare glimpse of towering 200-year-old pines in a tract once mysteriously lost from the map. It's called the Lost 40, and some of its trees took root before the U.S. became a nation. It's a place where visitors can walk through time, to an era before lumberjacks left their mark on the landscape. Terry Kahl is captivated by this unique forest and its history.
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