A routine school assembly became anything but when middle school math teacher Seth Brown learned he had won the Milken Educator Award.

Hardcore fans of singer Jimmy Buffett call themselves 'Parrot Heads'. The Detoit Lakes Parrot Heads Club earned a top award from the Jimmy Buffett Parrot Heads in Paradise. The award is for charitable and environmental work.

The largest civil jury verdict in Stearns county history was overturned by the Court of Appeals. Cathy Olson filed a civil lawsuit against her uncle William Holden for sexual abuse she endured from 1977 to 1984. Olson claims repressed memories was the reasoning behind filing a lawsuit nearly 30 years later and she was awarded $10.7 million by a jury. The Court of Appeals disagrees, ruling two of her claims were barred by the statue of limitations.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed a $60,000 judgment against the Minneapolis blogger known as Johnny Northside. A post led to the firing of a University of Minnesota employee, who then claimed the blogger had interfered with his contract with the U. In overturning the award the appeals court said the information was true and the blogger protected by the First Amendment.

The average chief executive officer in Minnesota is making over $1 million once again. The Star Tribune reports that in 2011, the median total pay for Minnesota's 100 highest-paid CEOs jumped by 26 percent to $1.19 million, hitting seven digits for the first time since 2007. Of the top 100 CEOs, 71 got a salary bump last year.

Former Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn, 52, is entitled to as much as $1.15 million in stock options if his departure is determined to be voluntary, according to a proxy filing last year. He would get an additional $2.2 million in cash if his departure were deemed involuntary.

Minneapolis police are consulting with federal agencies after a Longfellow Park employee discovered a dead cat Monday. KARE 11 reports the animal had been burned and staked to a tree stump with an American flag. A President Obama/Biden campaign sign was also nearby.