St. Thomas student charged over hoax bomb threats against the university
The 20-year-old from Blaine is facing federal charges.
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Tuition fee hike of 3 percent approved at Minnesota State
It comes after the U of M backed increasing its fees by 2 percent.
An Augsburg professor was suspended for using N-word in class
The class was discussing the language used in a work by James Baldwin.
5 charged in connection with teen's fatal fall from Bemidji dorm room
They're accused of furnishing alcohol to minors.
St. Thomas mourns loss of student who died in her bed
The sophomore was found unresponsive on Friday morning.
Minnesota university gets $30K to create a racial healing center
It'll be one of the first of its kind.
Deer crashes through window at UW-Stout
An 8-point buck being chased by a dog leapt through a window at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and tore down a hallway in the Vocational Rehabilitation building, the Associated Press reports. The animal escaped out an automatic door. One man had a minor injury after scrambling to get out of its way. The deer lost a lot of blood and officials tried to track it, but they never found it.
Caterpillar to close Minnesota forestry plant, cut 100 jobs
About 100 workers in southern Minnesota are looking for a new job after Caterpillar Inc. has announced it plans to close its forestry plant in Owatonna by March 2013, KARE 11 reports. Officials with the heavy equipment maker plan to keep some engineering work in the area.
Documentary captures transformation of University Avenue
Before the 1960s, University Avenue was filled with streetcars and a premier shopping and entertainment destination -- "the place to be." Baseball fans flocked to Lexington Park to watch the St. Paul Saints take on the Minneapolis Millers.