The Minnesota Department of Health revealed findings Friday after 60 Farmington High School students came down with an unknown illness, says KSTP. Students started showing symptoms last week at the start of the school's homecoming weekend. Norovirus infection often occurs in closed or semi-closed communities.

Students at a Minnesota high school fell ill with a rare form of E. coli after a class project that involved hunting and butchering deer, including one road-kill capture. A report from the state Health Department says the meat had been cooked only to medium rare, which was not a high enough temperature to kill all of the bacteria.

A student at Mayo High School is in custody and could face felony charges after allegedly pointing a gag gun at other students and staff in a crowded school hallway.

Rochester school officials say seniors at John Marshall High School forced younger students to dress a certain way during homecoming week. The older students would throw food or trash at the victims if they didn't comply. Eighteen students were suspended for the hazing incident.

Officials at John Marshall High School aren’t sharing details but say no students were hurt. The Post-Bulletin says 18 students have been suspended so far but that number could grow.

At a Tuesday night meeting, the Rochester school district will unveil a phased three-year plan to equip all 16,300 of Rochester's students with an iPad at a cost of $7 million. The money would come from part of a property tax levy.

More than 200 students were reported absent Thursday at an elementary school and junior high in Gaylord, Minn. Health officials say they're "99 percent" certain Norovirus is to blame. The two schools are housed in the same building.