Mayor of Hallock killed in traffic accident Kim Turner, 51, was killed in the accident about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. Turner was elected mayor of Hallock, a small city in northwestern Minnesota, in 2004.November 13, 2007
Advocates say school funding needs an overhaul Public education advocates say the results of Tuesday's election show that Minnesota needs a better system for funding schools.November 7, 2007
Voters approve more money for Minnesota school budgets Most of the 99 school districts with levy questions on the ballot Tuesday were successful in winning voter approval for local property tax increases. Levies in at least 54 school districts were approved, but in the two dozen districts that failed, large budget cuts are looming.November 6, 2007
PTSD on the rise A recent study from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows that the number of Iraq and Afghanistan vets diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder is rising rapidly, and some say the VA is failing to meet the mental health needs of returning soldiers.Midmorning, November 2, 2007
Oberstar's stripped-down bridge bill gets hearing today Rep. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota has backed off his proposal for a five-cent gas tax increase to fund $25 billion worth of bridge repairs, instead offering a $2 billion plan targeting the
most dangerous bridges in the country.October 31, 2007
St. Paul picks a new fire chief The city of St. Paul says its new fire chief will be Tim Butler, who has been the fire emergency management and communications chief since 2004.October 30, 2007
Shakopee to appeal decision to put city land into trust The Shakopee City Council voted
unanimously Monday to appeal a Bureau of Indian Affairs ruling that
says the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community can transfer about
750 acres it owns into a tax-exempt trust.October 30, 2007
Wisconsin finally has a new state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed the two-year, $57.2 billion budget Friday morning in Madison, ending the year's last state budget impasse in the nation.October 26, 2007