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By The Associated Press Tues., April 17, 2018 SAUK RAPIDS, Minn.—An 8-year-old student took a kitchen knife to a central Minnesota elementary school and randomly attacked three other children Monday, authorities said. Police Chief Perry Beise said the victims — aged 8, 9 and 13 — suffered “superficial wounds” requiring stitches in the attack at Pleasantview Elementary in Sauk Rapids. No one else was hurt. Beise told The Associated Press he didn’t know why the boy did it. “If I could answer that question I would,” the police chief said. “He randomly cut three students then walked into the office and set the knife down.” School Superintendent Bruce Watkins said the boy lashed out at the other students until an adult intervened. The incident lasted about 5 minutes and took place in a school hallway. Article Continued Below The incident happened at about 7:15 a.m. as students were arriving for class, Watkins ... » Learn More about 8-year-old boy slashes students with knife at Minnesota school

By The Associated Press Mon., Nov. 12, 2018 BARABOO, WIS.—A Wisconsin school district is investigating a photo of a group of high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute. Baraboo Superintendent Lori Mueller said she became aware of the photo Monday after it was posted on social media. The photo of more than 60 male students dressed in suits, some wearing boutonnieres, shows many with their right arm extended upward while posed on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. Mueller did not say what occasion may have brought the students together, but said the photo appears to have been taken last spring and wasn’t taken on school grounds or at a school-sponsored event. “The school district is investigating this situation and is working with parents, staff and local authorities. If the gesture is what it appears to be, the district will pursue any and all available and appropriate actions, including legal, to address the issue,” Mueller ... » Learn More about Wisconsin district investigates boys’ apparent Nazi salute

By The Associated Press Tues., Nov. 13, 2018 BARABOO, WIS.—The photographer who took a picture of boys from Baraboo High School giving what appears to be a Nazi salute says he simply asked the students to wave goodbye to their parents. Pete Gust told community journalism website Madison 365 that the pre-prom photo, which has been shared widely on social media, was innocent. He says he asked the boys to give him a “high five” for the photo taken in May on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse in downtown Baraboo, about 185 kilometres northwest of Milwaukee. Gust has removed the photo from his website, Wheel Memories, where it had been posted since May, and wrote “To anyone that was hurt I sincerely apologize.” The Baraboo School District and police are investigating the photo. Read more: Article Continued Below Wisconsin district investigates boys’ apparent Nazi salute Report an error Journalistic Standards ... » Learn More about Wisconsin boys’ Nazi salute photo was innocent, photographer says

The city said it would build a wastewater treatment system in 2014 but hasn’t done anything, he said. “The wastewater problem has been occurring for a long time. We should ask who failed to carry out this work. We know that about 500,000 gallons of wastewater are discharged per day. When the weather is very hot, the wastewater produces foul odours, and we feel ill. We need a solution. I want to know how those responsible will solve it,” U Maung Maung Oo told a meeting of residents and civil society groups.  According to 2015 National Environmental Quality guidelines of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, wastewater, including from distilleries, should have a maximum Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) value of 50 milligrams per litre. But wastewater from the Mandalay Industrial Zone tested in late 2016 by the regional government was found have a BOD value of 17,000 to 20,000, said Regional Environmental Conservation Department ... » Learn More about Factory waste affects villagers along Dotehtawady: groups

Adults and children who rely on the river for bathing and household water because they can’t afford clean water are suffering from skin disease, according to some residents of Myo Pyin Gyi village in Amarapura township of Mandalay. “Many people are itching because of the wastewater. Those who have money can dig wells for household use and bathing, and buy drinking water, but poor people and those living along the river have to use the river water, and they are always itching,” said U Win Saung a 10-household leader in Myo Pyin Gyi. The village of more than 300 houses and about 1000 people is a half mile from the sewage pipe. In the past, residents used the river water for bathing and drinking, but the water has been undrinkable for about a decade, he said, and now two-thirds of the houses in the village have wells. “I have worked as a washerwoman at the river for years. I didn’t suffer any disease before they started dumping sewage. Now I can’t ... » Learn More about Villagers get diseases from waste-contaminated water