Greater Minnesota

St. Cloud State University says state budget cuts are forcing the school to close more than 10 percent of its programs.
An e-mailed threat has prompted school officials to restrict access to Lac qui Parle Valley High School in western Minnesota.
Bachmann wants congressional action on St. Croix bridge
Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says she will ask Congress to intervene in the ongoing dispute over a new bridge across the St. Croix River near Stillwater.
Fargo-Moorhead flood fight moves into high gear
The National Weather Service predicts Red River flood waters will crest this coming Saturday. They say the water will reach 38 feet which is about three feet lower than last year's all-time record flood.
A Faribault school bus with children on board collided with a sport utility vehicle on Friday, seriously injuring one woman.
A teenager has pleaded guilty to charges that he shot two Lincoln Park convenience store clerks multiple times in the back three years ago.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making disaster aid available to farmers in 37 Minnesota counties, mostly in the northern two-thirds of the state.
The Department of Natural Resources is warning that snowmobiling conditions may be unsafe in many parts of Minnesota.
A Grygla man has been charged with murdering his infant son, who died in August of traumatic head injuries.