Public Record Media Public record research Public interest publication Transparency litigation Public affairs education Filter by Topic Amid the debate over school vaccines a look at optout rates in two Minnesota counties March 03 2025 Topics schools vaccine skepticism nonmedical exemptions Minnesota COVID Minnesota Department of Health Kindergarten students in Wadena County have the highest rates of nonmedical exemptions for vaccines in Minnesota. Put simply large numbers of parents are deciding not to have their children vaccinated for polio and other preventable diseases a move that comes as the debate over vaccines has exploded nationwide. . Continue Reading Officials fight drones flying contraband over walls at northern Minnesota prison January 19 2025 Topics Federal prison Sandstone Minnesota Drones US Department of Justice Pine County For more than a year officials at a federal prison in northern Minnesota have been battling a unique problem Drones that fly drugs cell phones and cigarettes over the prison walls during the night and attempt to drop them into the courtyard.