Police searched a home in Superior on Thursday as part of their investigation into recent school threats and rumors of violence circulating over social media.
via Duluth News Tribune.
Concerns led other schools to beef up security, Minot N.D. classes were canceled (Grand Forks Herald)
Textbook politics emerge under the dome.
GOP leaders of the Minnesota House say new proposed social studies academic standards de-emphasize American successes and American patriotism and should be rejected by Gov. Mark Dayton. (more…)
Rochester, Minnesota — A statue of the Mayo brothers, Dr. Charlie, left, and Dr. Will brave the weather in front of the Gonda building in Rochester, Minn., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (Alex Kolyer for MPR)
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#mDayton calls for moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. Friday in honor of Connecticut school shooting victims.
— Bill Salisbury (@bsalisbury) December 20, 2012
The fiscal stewardship of the Minnesota Orchestra is at the center of a case being made by union members for a better contract. Now some Minnesota lawmakers are wondering if the state was misled before granting millions to jazz up the orchestra’s performance space.
When the Minnesota Orchestra got $14 million in taxpayer funds to renovate its Minneapolis concert hall, they vouched for its financial stability at the time, citing “three balanced budgets in a row.” Now, some lawmakers want a hearing to investigate whether that was truthful.
Was going to count rings on yesterday’s Dutch elm victim but didn’t want to disturb fresh snow this am twitter.com/mrneuzil/statu…
— Mark Neuzil (@mrneuzil) December 20, 2012
While today marks the end of the Mayan calendar, not the end of the world, some schools are taking extra security precautions and one North Dakota school district scrapped classes all together reports the Grand Forks Herald.
Minot Public Schools cancelled classes Friday because of growing rumors about the Mayan calendar’s supposed prediction that the world will end and concerns for student safety.
Photo credit: Iowa State Patrol
Blizzard rages through Friday AM in parts of Iowa & Wisconsin
Fatal 25 car pileup on I-35 about 40 miles south of Mason City, Iowa
I-35 closed south of Albert Lea into Iowa
National Guard deployed in Des Moines to help scores of stranded motorists
