Amid ongoing questions about transparency, St. Paul’s school board on Tuesday night approved a $1 billion budget for the upcoming school year that will make around $114.6 million in cuts and relies on $37 million in deficit spending. The cuts … Continued
Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday … Continued
Tony Kemp would like to think his Saints days are numbered. The 32-year-old utility man has appeared in only 39 games for the Twins’ Triple-A affiliate, but the plan was never to stick around. With 739 major-league games to his … Continued
An 18-year-old Rosemount man was sentenced Tuesday to a juvenile correctional facility for punching a Vietnam veteran in the face at Harriet Island Regional Park in an assault that led to the victim’s death weeks later. Wyatt Daniel Doerfler admitted … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS — No one was beating Regan Smith in her signature event. Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. swimming trials on Tuesday night. … Continued
By HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer) Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays’ family and the … Continued