Report: Wis. Teachers Resign After Using 'Inappropriate' Slavery Lesson Plan
Three Wisconsin middle school teachers have resigned after they put together a lesson for sixth-graders asking them how they would punish slaves.
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Three Wisconsin middle school teachers have resigned after they put together a lesson for sixth-graders asking them how they would punish slaves.
Health officials in Minnesota reported 1,715 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 additional deaths, as the number of eligible Minnesotans who have received their first vaccine dose nears 50%.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Gov. Tony Evers' administration does not have the authority to issue capacity limits on bars, restaurants and other businesses without the Legislature's approval, a ruling that comes two weeks after the conservative-controlled court struck down the state's mask mandate.
Requests for an acquittal are routinely made midway through a trial and are usually denied.
Mike Elliott is among many who celebrated his election as mayor of Brooklyn Center as the beginning of a new era, marking the first time one of Minnesota's most racially diverse places would be led by a person of color. Elliott, a Black man who had emigrated from Liberia as a child, was almost giddy in talking about his plans for multicultural city hall.
One person has been seriously injured after they were struck outside their vehicle by another vehicle in an icy pile-up on Highway 169 Wednesday morning.
More than 60 people were arrested following a third night of protesters clashing with police in Brooklyn Center over the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright.
Brooklyn Center is being put in a national spotlight, and that's bringing out the best in many who live there.
Hot rodding is a sight rarely seen on highways, but it is one that took over city streets several times last year.
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the CentraCare health care system in Central Minnesota says 70% of their hospitalizations are patients are under the age of 65.
St. Paul police are investigating the city's 10th homicide of the year Tuesday evening in the North End neighborhood.
Daunte Wright and George Floyd share a lot in common, though the two men never met.
For the first time since the start of the murder trial for Derek Chauvin, jurors heard witnesses say Tuesday the former police officer did the right thing.
Just 184,000 of the state's residents have had the "one and done" vaccine out of the more than 3.4 million total shots administered here.
The family of George Floyd left the courtroom to stand in solidarity, extending their hands to a family mourning Wright's loss.
