The National Education Association just lauded Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton an “America’s Greatest Education Governor" award, in part for increasing school funding and focusing on early learning. But critics say he represents teachers unions more than students.

Mower County Sheriff Terese Amazi said Tuesday that the shootings that took place outside of an Austin night club around midnight Sunday was likely gang related. Five people were injured in the shooting mishap.

The veteran who lost both legs in the Iraq war says he missed two years of life with his children and that he's stepping down from politics to spend more time with his family. Kriesel gained fame in the Legislature when he became one of few Republicans to speak out against a move to ban same-sex marriage.

Democratic Governor Mark Dayton used his State of the State speech to reinforce most of the same priorities he's laid out over the past few weeks. But this time he used a softer approach. Instead of calling Republicans unfit to govern, he tried saying "please."