By JOSH FUNK, AP Transportation Writer Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims’ families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner … Continued
Ramsey County has named Jaime Wilkins as its next Housing Stability director starting Dec. 22. Wilkins will oversee programs from homelessness prevention and emergency shelter to long-term housing stability and will set strategic direction for the department. She will be … Continued
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS The European Union on Thursday handed Ukraine a long list of reforms needed to join the bloc, determined to push the process forward despite the ongoing war and objections from EU member Hungary. Related … Continued
Following an eight-hour meeting of the Forest Lake Area Schools board last week that failed to fill a vacancy — or accomplish other pressing board business — the board met again Wednesday and narrowed the candidate list down to three. … Continued
By MEAD GRUVER Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker in Utah’s Arches National Park. The park famous for dozens of natural, sandstone arches … Continued
By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the country’s most prestigious colleges are enrolling record numbers of low-income students — a growing admissions priority in the absence of affirmative action. Related Articles Minnesota survey takes stock … Continued