Hearing on sick time severance payments produces no consensus
To some, the practice of letting retiring state employees cash out their unused sick time and vacation days is "antiquated." To others it's part of a competitive compensation package.
To some, the practice of letting retiring state employees cash out their unused sick time and vacation days is "antiquated." To others it's part of a competitive compensation package.
Some localized areas saw more than expected.
The latest figures from MDH.
The USDA considers the health risk "high."
Lindsay Guentzel says you shouldn't give up on your meal planning routines.
Another man was shot in the altercation, which police claim started when one of the suspects opened fire on officers.
The worst of the snow will now hit further north, affecting areas including St. Cloud and the I-94 corridor.
Dumba scored as overtime came to a close for another Wild victory.
Beal and the Wizards handed the Wolves their seventh straight defeat.
Marcus Carr scored a career-high 41 points, but Minnesota is still winless on the road.
This comes amid a dramatic spike in Twin Cities carjackings.
A narrow system will travel across Minnesota overnight.
Some payouts of accrued sick time and vacation time to retiring state employees have reached six figures. A Senate subcommittee will take a closer look.
Thousands of employees are taking an option to retire early as the state tries to trim its workforce and balance the budget. But, as the Pioneer Press reports, many state employees take tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid sick time with them when they leave.
When 5-year-old Brandon Chartrand, of Farmington, went into his mother’s purse to find the $4 he needed to get into a local pool, he found the family's $1,400 cash mortgage payment and stuffed it all in his swim trunks. An alert pool cashier notified his parents that their son was trying to gain admission with huge wads of cash.
A legislative subcommittee is considering rejecting a labor agreement the Dayton administration has reached with state employee unions. But Thursday's hearing on the issue wound up putting subcommittee chairman Mike Parry - who's campaigning for Congress - on the defensive.
The yet-to-be-identified vegetable has Morris community guessing after resident Debra Rollens found- whatever it is - in her garden.
Blockbuster video stores in Woodbury, Cottage Grove and Hudson are expected close later this month, the Pioneer Press reports. The Blockbuster chain filed for bankruptcy in 2010 due to increasing competition from Redbox, Netflix and other home movie distribution platforms.
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