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St. Ben’s, St. John’s expand consent education after charges
College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University President Brian Bruess sent a message to students and staff, saying "sexual misconduct and gender-based violence have no place" at the central Minnesota schools. 
From skid row to folklore: Remaking the lumberjack
Historian Willa Brown’s new book, “Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack,” dismantles the familiar lumberjack myth, revealing how 19th-century loggers were once feared, erased from the record, and later reinvented as folk heroes to serve industry and regional identity.
The FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office issued a statement Wednesday saying it’s executing search and arrest warrants throughout the Twin Cities area in connection with a violent drug trafficking organization.
5 takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address
President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about.
Minnesota gun bills stall but Annunciation families vow to keep pushing the proposals
Proposed bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines stalled in a Minnesota House committee Tuesday after survivors and families affected by the Annunciation Church and School shooting made pleas that lawmakers pass them.
Minnesota lawmakers weigh bill aimed at preventing grooming, abuse in schools
The proposed legislation would make grooming a felony, forbid school employees or volunteers from being alone with students during field trips and expand the state licensing board’s ability to suspend or revoke a teacher’s license. 
State of Minnesota, Fleet Farm reach settlement in lawsuit over gun sales
The state of Minnesota has reached a settlement with Fleet Farm in a lawsuit alleging the retailer was negligent for selling guns that turned up at crime scenes, including the 2021 Truck Park mass shooting in St. Paul.