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March 23, 2016 6:42 AM

Protest erupts at St. Paul school board meeting over teacher's online posts

Protesters disrupted a St. Paul school board meeting Tuesday night after someone tried to speak out in support of Theodore Olson.

by Matt Sepic

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March 22, 2016 6:13 PM

Judge rejects Minnesota school racial diversity rules

The Minnesota Department of Education is headed back to square one drafting new rules for integrating schools. An administrative law judge rejected the department's attempt to include charter schools under the rule.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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March 22, 2016 9:00 AM

Carl Perkins' 'Blue Suede Shoes' was hit on 2 charts

It was the first song to make it into the top five on both the country and rhythm and blues charts.

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March 22, 2016 4:00 AM

Feds' financial safety net may not catch some Minnesota farmers

If corn prices stay as low as estimates suggest this season, some Minnesota corn farmers may find they signed up for the wrong federal farm subsidy program. That may cost them dearly.

by Mark Steil

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March 21, 2016 8:56 AM

Legislative session off to a slow start

By the end of this week, Minnesota lawmakers will be roughly one-third of the way to their mandatory adjournment deadline.

by Brian Bakst

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March 21, 2016 8:26 AM

Film about Michael Jackson from chimp's point of view in the works

Bubbles lived with Jackson at Neverland Ranch starting in 1983. He was also in the studio during the production of the pop singer's 1987 album "Bad."

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 21, 2016 5:02 AM

Asleep at the wheel? Study shows danger of truckers' untreated apnea

Truckers who fail to maintain their sleep apnea treatments have a fivefold increase in the risk of serious, preventable crashes, a new report from the University of Minnesota Morris shows.

by Lorna Benson

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March 18, 2016 8:56 AM

Sadler's 'Ballad of the Green Berets' was No. 1 50 years ago

Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler wrote the song in honor of another Green Beret, James Gabriel Jr., the first native Hawaiian to die while fighting in the Vietnam War.