Simon Fink is a 7th grader who is " twice exceptional", both gifted and special. The University of St. Thomas and 4 metro area school districts are using a $490,000 federal grant to launch a 5-year study aimed a developing better ways to identify and teach '2x' children.
Tens of thousands of tundra swans make the annual journey from the Arctic to their Atlantic wintering grounds. The largest congregation can be seen at the Weaver Bottoms marshes of Winona County.