A Fairmount, N.D., high school freshman who shot himself in a classroom in an apparent suicide attempt Thursday morning is expected to recover, the Associated Press reports. The Breckenridge, Minn., hospital where he is recovering has not released his condition. The small town just over the Minnesota border has been deeply shaken.

A 46-year-old man from Hugo was killed Wednesday night after stepping in front of traffic on Interstate 35E in Lino Lakes. The man appears to be the third person in three months to commit suicide by stepping into traffic, but authorities caution that it's hard to know whether the person really did intend to end their life.

A couple of decades ago, Kathryn Wendling's classmates at Duluth East voted her most likely to appear on Jeopardy. Now that likelihood is reality. Wendling took part in the game show's two-week teachers tournament. It'll be broadcast beginning Feb. 15.

The Minnesota State Patrol says it has impounded a car in Koochiching County with an unusual alternative fuel source. A trooper spokesperson says the driver of a rusted out Ford Pinto had a gas can on the front seat with a hose that ran out the passenger window, around the front and under the hood, which was "rigged up to the engine."

Minnesota law prohibits carrying a handgun in a public place without a permit. The state Court of Appeals has overturned a St. Paul man's conviction because the judges say his front yard is not a public place. Police were called to the home by someone complaining the man was yelling and pointing the gun from his yard. The judges ruled police had no right to search the man or seize his gun.