Eight times in six years Brooklyn Center voters have rejected additional tax levies for schools. District officials hope the ninth vote will have a different outcome. If not, they face $600,000 in cuts.
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The settlements will allow the diocese to avoid bankruptcy, according to a statement.
Previously you'd pay up to $150 to bring golf clubs and other sporting equipment.
The dramatic scenes unfolded in Yellow Medicine County on Wednesday.
The shredder was found to be causing significant air quality problems in north Minneapolis.
The study looks at small cities with populations of 50,000 to 75,000.
The Minnesota DNS has been investigating the deaths of three loons.
Reid was impressive for the Wolves during the Summer League.
The popular event's new location in Shakopee is bigger, allowing for more attractions.
A male suspect is believed to have left before police arrived.
MPD Chief Medaria Arradondo told the City Council Wednesday the department is severely understaffed.
Her death was confirmed on a CaringBridge page.
More nasty storms could develop Thursday afternoon in southern Minnesota.
A $39 million levy proposal was approved for schools in St. Paul over the next eight years with more than 60 percent of the vote. The measure includes the renewal of a previous $30 million levy and and additional $9 million for technology upgrades.
Stillwater is one of dozens of districts in limbo after voters turned down tax increases Tuesday. The district faces a $10 million dollar budget deficit.
St. Paul schools Superintendent Valeria Silva wants to ask voters for extra money in November. She proposes renewing an existing schools levy -- and raising it. A current levy has brought in about $30 million a year since 2006. The proposed raise would amount to an extra $65 a year on a $149,000 home, the median value in the district this year.
More than 100 schools across the state appealed ?to voters in levy elections. While some are seeking funds to help expand or develop programs, other districts are calling them 'survival levies' and say layoffs and program cuts are certain if they aren't passed.
Best Buy Co. Inc. on Saturday announced that stores in Brooklyn Center and Edina -- two of the five Minnesota stores the company had planned to close by this fall -- will shut down June 21. It was not clear when the stores in Lakeville, Rogers and Hutchinson would lock up for good.
The Earle Brown Heritage Center was evacuated Saturday night after police received a bomb threat. The convention center was hosting two weddings and a prom. Investigators didn't find anything suspicious. They're now looking into whether the prank was tied to any of the events at the center.
