The Minnesota House was poised to pass its education budget bill on Friday night after a debate over preserving unemployment benefits for hourly school workers derailed progress on the biggest chunk of state general fund spending earlier this month. Democratic-Farmer-Labor … Continued
Jaden McDaniels was asked how it felt to dispatch the Warriors in five games in the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday. Straight faced, the wing replied, “it felt like the rest of them.” That was the Timberwolves’ fourth playoff series … Continued
An abandoned 54-foot cruiser boat beached on Beer Can Island in the St. Croix River in Hudson has been towed away after the owner racked up more than $40,000 in fines from the city. Calling it an “eyesore,” Dave Jarvis, … Continued
Unions representing correction officers and staff at the Stillwater state prison are calling for a halt to the plan to closure the facility. “The proposed stated budget agreement that includes the closure of Stillwater Correctional Facility is not only shortsighted, … Continued
A 56-year-old St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend at her downtown apartment in 2023 and will be given nearly 25 years in prison at his July sentencing. Kelvin Maurice Perry pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder … Continued