Despite recent funding speed bumps, Lakeville's new Heritage Center picked up a vote Tuesday when the city council by a vote of 4-1 approved putting the project out for bid.

A teacher's aide will serve 90 days in jail for performing sexual acts on a 16-year-old male student in 2009 while the two were in her car parked behind a Burnsville business.

The father who abandoned his 11-year-old son in their Lakeville home last summer agreed Wednesday in court to cooperate with the child's mother in creating a joint child-custody agreement.

The latest craze to get high is a hallucinogen sold as incense. The company Kryptonite boasts they are the best selling incense company in the Midwest. However, it's being used for much more than a pleasant fragrance.

 

Two years ago the outbreak of H1N1 sent many people to the doctor's office, but
this year is a lot different with a mild flu season

But the judge will consider joint custody of son who was left behind by Steven Cross and led to believe his mother was dead.

Enough is enough... That's what a group of students in Stewartville are saying after a recent cyber bullying incident that targeted a mentally disabled boy at the high school.

Engineering company that investigated the 35W collapse will look into why cables failed on Sabo span.

Group's former president says selling the building would mean the end of the organization. Others say it's a chance at survival.

For the next 40 days and 40 nights many Christians will be observing Lent, marked today with Ash Wednesday. 

Seven felony counts. That's what Brian Freeman is facing for allegedly killing one person and wounding three others during a home invasion.

Officials say 37-year-old Christopher Michael Fulmer of Blue Earth died from blunt force trauma.

The Dow Jones closed Wednesday beneath Tuesday's 13-thousand point mark. Market Analysts say it's not just good news for Wall Street, but it's good news for 401-K retirement accounts across the country.

Kasson-Mantorville Elementary staff, along with eight volunteer engineers from Benchmark Electronics, were encouraging the imagination of students as they participated in unique learning exercises.

The Rochester area could see three to six inches of wet, heavy snow on Thursday.

The storm will move into the area early Thursday morning. Between noon and 4 p.m., the region can expect heavy

From 1967 to 1988, Bill Carter’s Family Restaurant sign drew customers to this popular Rochester dining spot. True to its name, family members Fran (Bill’s wife), and children Nick, Jim and Sally all lent a hand in

1987 — 25 years ago

Rochester Methodist is looking for an on-call cook. Qualifications are one year of quality cooking experience, and the starting pay is $8 per hour.

The

FRANKLIN —  The sky over the Brian Greenslit farm the other day was a promising shade of gray. The clouds looked like the type that could drop some real precipitation — and they did, at least a little.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal officials say another 10 states are getting a total of $230 million to set up new health insurance markets under President Barack Obama's overhaul. Seven of them -- Minnesota,

HAMPTON, Va. — Of the nearly 1 million doctors in the United States, less than 4 percent are black, compared with 12.6 percent of the overall population, according to 2010 numbers.

Dr. Kameron

A U.S. Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq says he wants to be the Republican opponent to Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

A severance agreement between the Burnsville school district and its human resources director paid her more than $250,000 seven months after she signed a new contract.

ST. PAUL — Minnesota's new legislative district maps would put 46 legislators in districts with other incumbents and create 23 open seats, but it's unclear whether the map will change the partisan balance in the GOP-controlled Legislature.