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    Not at my school: East Ridge students protest gun violence
    WOODBURY — On his way out of East Ridge High School, senior Collin Brown patted his friend on the back. "Ready to show them what democracy...
    news/education3 hours 37 min ago
    Minnesota state Rep. Erin Maye Quade talks to reporters after she ended a 24-hour sit-in at the front o f he House chambers Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Speaker cracks open door for Minnesota gun bill
    ST. PAUL — Minnesotans have marched on the state Capitol by the thousands this year seeking gun control legislation, always meeting with strong...
    news/government-and-politics5 hours 35 min ago
    April 24, 2018
    Minnesota House Tax Chairman Greg Davids talks about a tax bill his committee debated Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    House tax bill is 'Ain't My Fault' effort
    ST. PAUL — Republicans who control the Minnesota House and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton do not agree on many aspects of tax policy, but...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 24, 2018 - 4:39pm
    April 23, 2018
    The golden Quadriga stands atop the Minnesota Capitol as legislators move toward a May 21, 2018, end of their session. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Legislative roundup: MN House votes to dump wild rice water rules
    ST. PAUL — Scientific and cultural discussions overlapped as the Minnesota House approved a bill to start over on water regulations protecting...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 23, 2018 - 4:29pm
    Minn. House GOP plan includes rate cut
    ST. PAUL—House Republicans in the state Legislature want to cut Minnesota's second-tier tax rate as part of their plans to align the state's...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 23, 2018 - 12:10pm
    April 22, 2018
    The demise of McNally Smith: Bankruptcy hearing this week for failed St. Paul music college
    ST. PAUL — Between March and November last year, the co-founders of McNally Smith College of Music loaned the school $1.33 million in a failed attempt to keep the St. Paul school in business. That's according to filings in two bankruptcy cases — one for the school and...
    newsApril 22, 2018 - 8:23pm
    April 19, 2018
    Minnesota officials detail extent of opioid crisis, highlight treatment programs
    PAUL -- Minnesota’s opioid epidemic was more deadly than ever in Ramsey County last year, taking the lives of 72 people, a 16 percent increase over the year before.The urgent need to address the crisis came into sharp focus again Thursday, April 19, as law enforcement officials...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 19, 2018 - 8:21pm
    Prince performs Dec. 8, 1997, in the Fargodome in Fargo. Forum News Service file photoplay button
    Prosecutors will not file charges in overdose death of musician Prince
    CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Prosecutors have decided to not press charges in the 2016 overdose death of pop icon Prince. Prince, born Prince Rogers...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 19, 2018 - 11:51am
    April 17, 2018
    Veteran Minnesota lawmaker Paul Thissen talks Tuesday, April 17, 2018, about his appointment to the state Supreme Court by Gov. Mark Dayton (left). Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Ex-Speaker Thissen headed to Minnesota high court
    ST. PAUL — A former Minnesota House speaker will become Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton's fifth justice on the seven-member state Supreme Court....
    news/government-and-politicsApril 17, 2018 - 1:19pm
    A semi jacknifed on Highway 61 near Kingsborough Trail April 14 during the snowy weather. Courtesy of MnDOT
    April blizzard makes travel dangerous across south Washington County
    COTTAGE GROVE — A weekend-long springtime blizzard made travel hairy across the state from the evening of April 13 to the morning commute...
    news/traffic-and-constructionApril 17, 2018 - 10:14am
    District 833 briefs: A look at the 2019-20 budget, next year's calendar
    District 833 Superintendent Keith Jacobus gave a first reading for the 2019-20 school year calendar Thursday, April 12, 2018. The first day of...
    news/educationApril 17, 2018 - 10:12am
    April 16, 2018
    Area schools delayed Monday morning
    Many area schools announced two-hour late starts Monday, April 16 after getting socked with a spring snowstorm over the weekend. Plows are still cleaning up and in some cases, snow is still falling. Schools that will see two-hour delays include (as of 6:20 a.m.):
    news/educationApril 16, 2018 - 8:36am
    April 15, 2018
    Ginny Yingling, a hydrogeologist with the Minnesota Department of Health, talked to Doreen and Gary Deutsch at a April 3 public meeting at Park High School. The state will spend $700 million in 3M settlement funds to clean up contaminated water. The Deutsches get their water from a private well at their home which is about a mile from a former 3M disposal site in Woodbury. William Loeffler / RiverTown Multimedia
    State to residents: 3M cleanup cash will flow to their faucets first, fish second
    COTTAGE GROVE — After nearly eight years of litigation, 3M Corp. has forked over money to fix municipal and private wells polluted by the...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 15, 2018 - 7:50pm
    April 13, 2018
    Minnesota state Rep. Jennifer Schultz of Duluth speaks during a Wednesday, April 11, House committee meeting during which protecting the elderly from abuse was discussed. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Minn. elder care legislation still in the works
    ST. PAUL—Kris Sundberg's story is tough to hear. Her father was in an assisted living center. Newspapers piled up outside his door and...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 13, 2018 - 4:15pm
    Dayton proposes $19 million additional special education funds
    ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton has proposed an additional $19 million in special education funding for next year, as such expenses rise throughout...
    news/educationApril 13, 2018 - 9:02am
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