A Minnesota federal judge delivered a win to some Christian parents in the state on June 14 after granting a preliminary injunction on a newly amended law banning some religious schools from participating in a state program known as the Post Secondary Enrollment Options Act (PSEO). Judge Nancy E. Brasel sided with parents Mark and Melinda Loe and Dawn…

WINONA, Minn.—The former boyfriend of a Minnesota woman whose body was found hidden in a rural area of the state was charged Friday in her death. Adam Fravel, 29, was charged with second-degree murder. The charge comes two days after a deputy found the body of Madeline Kingsbury, who would have turned 27 on June…

Minnesota has approved legislation that would allow illegal immigrants to benefit from the state’s education aid program offering to make tuition 100 percent free in higher education. HF 2073 is a bill related to highe education, which includes the North Star Promise tuition fee program. North Star Promise allows eligible students in the state, including…

Americans who smoke marijuana are still prohibited from owning guns under federal law, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said in a cautionary statement. Shortly after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on May 30 signed a bill legalizing recreational marijuana across the state, the ATF reminded Minnesotans that federal law still prohibits anyone…

A transgender inmate, identifying as female, will soon be transferred to a women’s prison, Minnesota’s Department of Corrections (DOC) announced on Thursday. Christina Lusk is presently housed at the Minnesota Correctional Facility (MCF) in Moose Lake from a 2018 drug conviction. Since 2008, Lusk has identified as a woman. In 2022, Lusk sued the Minnesota…

State officials are investigating the second derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in Minnesota, according to Gov. Tim Walz. A Canadian Pacific train carrying hazardous materials derailed near the Kittson County town of Lancaster, located roughly 10 miles south of the Canadian border, at around 4:30 p.m. on May 31, officials told CBS News. Video footage of…

Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday as lawmakers tentatively agreed to raise the nation’s debt limit. Market watchers are already expecting that the deal will ultimately go through, and investors are taking the news favorably. Rural pastors in states like Minnesota and South Dakota are being trained to help prevent suicide in the farming community….

Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday as lawmakers tentatively agreed to raise the nation’s debt limit. Market watchers are already expecting that the deal will ultimately go through, and investors are taking the news favorably. Rural pastors in states like Minnesota and South Dakota are being trained to help prevent suicide in the farming community….

ST. PAUL, Minn.—A Florida man charged with human smuggling after four illegal immigrants were found dead last year near the Canadian border has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges. Court records show that Steve Shand, of Deltona, Florida, entered the plea Friday in a hearing for his arraignment held via video conference. Federal authorities…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a measure that would have required a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. The bill, House File 2369, would have required that drivers for rideshare companies such as Lyft and Uber be paid a minimum of $5 per ride, or at least $1.45 per mile and at least 34 cents…