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Aimee Blanchette

Reporter  |  West suburban schools

Phone: 612-673-1715

E-mail: ablanchette@startribune.com

Aimee Blanchette covers schools in western Hennepin, Carver and Wright counties. She also is an anchor/producer for NewsBreak, the weekday webcast on startribune.com.

Recent content from Aimee Blanchette

• 4 new schools will end an era
  Ribbon-cuttings Tuesday at four new Twin Cities high schools may be the last for a while.
  Sep 1, 2009
• Fewer lifeguards at beaches around Twin Cities
  Barely five years ago cities and counties were complaining about a shortage of lifeguards. Now, many cities in the metro area and across the state have cut back or eliminated lifeguards to save money.
  Jun 23, 2009
• Mpls. doctor, climbing partner fall, die on Mount McKinley
  A Twin Cities-Mankato orthopedic surgeon fell to his death, along with his longtime climbing partner.
  Jun 12, 2009
• When a foreign exchange year goes bad
  .A foreign exchange student's complaints over living conditions he encountered with a local host family is prompting a state investigation.
  May 17, 2009
• State scales back response to swine flu, but stays alert
  The state is scaling back some precautionary measures because the new flu strain is acting like ordinary seasonal flu. No new cases have been confirmed, but two more probable cases have been added to the list.
  May 5, 2009
• Chaska teachers balk at district's pay-freeze plan
  Administrators raise the specter of layoffs, but the teachers union is pointing to another option.
  Apr 11, 2009
• Soon after move to Hopkins, Level III offender charged with raping boy, 16
  Two weeks out of prison, a Hopkins man, 27, is charged with repeatedly raping a teenage boy.
  Apr 6, 2009
• Crowd is hot over pay freeze in Chaska
  The Eastern Carver County school board OK'd a hold on wages for all, despite pleas to delay the decision.
  Mar 27, 2009
• 'Hand of God' keeps Concordia student body intact
  The academy's Bloomington campus will shut its doors at the end of the school year, but the students will have a chance to graduate together at the new K-12 Lion's Gate Christian Academy.
  Feb 25, 2009
• Chaska cops seek tips via text
  Chaska police unveil a new way to relay information, whether a student's safety is at risk or a cafeteria food fight is planned.
  Feb 18, 2009

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