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.

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.

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.

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.