Prosecutors are asking a judge to keep former Minnesota State Sen. Justin Eichorn in jail, alleging he tried to keep them from accessing a computer and cell phone in his St. Paul apartment. They also alleged he lied about having a gun in the apartment.

Jim Pollard has loved fossil collecting since he was a kid. Now 70, he’s opened a natural history museum in a Blue Earth storefront to share his passion for paleontology and to make science more accessible to rural kids.

The 70 days since the legislative session started have seen a variety of twists and turns that have left three seats open at various points in time. Now, leaders hope for a boring phase ahead.

Xcel wants to continue operating the plant into the 2050s. It’s requesting to store an additional 34 casks of spent fuel at the site. But spent fuel storage has a history of controversy at the plant near Red Wing, which is just 700 yards from the Prairie Island Indian Community.

The invasive emerald ash borer continues to spread across Minnesota with a confirmed infestation in Aitkin County.

Minnesota is making plans to hire Colorado State’s Niko Medved as its next head coach, according a person with knowledge of the decision. The native of the Twin Cities area and former student manager for the Gophers had the Rams within one basket of the Sweet 16.