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• State considers new ways of testing students
  For students and teachers in Minnesota, this time of year is all about testing. The reading, writing, math and science tests tell state and federal officials how students and schools are performing. Some educators are saying it's time to reevaluate the tests Minnesota students undergo.April 18, 2013
• Prosecutors: Rifle seller had no license
  A Minnesota man who did not have a license to buy and sell firearms is being accused of purchasing dozens of assault rifles at local stores, then illegally reselling them online at a profit.April 17, 2013
• A brief look at the Senate higher-education omnibus bill
  The state Senate has passed a higher-education bill that increases funding by $263 million.April 17, 2013
• FBI: Man arrested, accused in ricin letters
  A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested positive for the poisonous ricin and set the nation's capital on edge a day after the Boston Marathon bombings.April 17, 2013
• Rethinking standardized testing
  Minnesota business leaders, teachers and even the Department of Education all think students are taking too many standardized tests.The Daily Circuit, April 17, 2013
• Drug czar speaks at National Press Club
  The director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowski, speaks live at the National Press Club about Obama administration drug policies, and is likely to address the legalization of marijuana.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 17, 2013
• Stillborn baby sent to laundry; Regions Hospital apologizes
  Red Wing police say a baby's body was discovered by a laundry service employee washing linens for a Twin Cities hospital.April 17, 2013
• Wife of ex-judge arrested in Texas killings
  North Texas authorities have arrested the wife of a former justice of the peace who was charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with the shooting deaths of a district attorney and his wife.April 17, 2013
• Feds deny reports of Boston suspect in custody
  Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.April 17, 2013
• A history of US bombings, failed attempts
  Here is a list of some of the worst bombings in the U.S. dating to the 1800s, including some famous attempts that failed.April 17, 2013
• Jury: Schaffhausen knew killing 3 daughters was wrong
  A Wisconsin man who has admitted he killed his three young daughters had a mental defect, but is still responsible for killing his three daughters, a jury decided Tuesday afternoon. Aaron Schaffhausen, 35, had pleaded guilty to committing the crimes, but claimed he had a mental illness at the time and was not responsible.April 17, 2013
• Two Hopkins High School students charged after protest over alleged 'ghetto spirit day'
  Two Hopkins high school students face misdemeanor charges stemming from a confrontation with school administrators that police say turned physical, after the students, who are African-American, were protesting the school's handling of an incident where they say several white students mocked African American culture.April 17, 2013
• Radio scans show Boston police, medic heroics
  The Boston Marathon was still in progress on a bright Monday afternoon, but for Boston city police officers using the department's radio scanner channel, the day was winding down. At 2:51 p.m., an unidentified police dispatcher told several units that they could head out from the day's assignments.April 16, 2013
• Bomb fragment pictured in FBI report
  An intelligence bulletin issued to law enforcement includes a picture of a mangled pressure cooker and a torn black bag that the FBI says were part of a bomb that exploded during the Boston Marathon.April 16, 2013
• Letter to Miss. senator tests for ricin
  An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi twice tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, congressional officials said, heightening concerns about terrorism a day after a bombing killed three and left more than 170 injured at the Boston Marathon.April 16, 2013

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