Midwest Regional Forensic Lab is the only lab in Minnesota to win the Project FORESIGHT Maximus Award given to the top 15 labs in the world by faculty from West Virginia University who analyze crime lab data.  They’ve won it two years in a row.

As buses rolled in at University Avenue Elementary School, Governor Tim Walz and Education Commissioner Heather Mueller were there to lead the official welcoming committee.

Testing at the Lino Lakes site at the former YMCA will occur Monday-Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., beginning September 13.

DFL State Senator Jerry Newton says he won’t file for re-election in 2022. Newton represents Blaine and Coon Rapids in St. Paul.

Senator Michelle Benson (R – District 31) announced she will seek the GOP nomination to challenge Governor Tim Walz.

Representative Erin Koegel lost three fingers after something went wrong when she was using a power saw.

The Barrys simply wanted to keep their home, which they built by hand over a three-year period in the late 1970s.

The two departments are not merging, but SBM leadership will administer both departments, making it the third largest population protected under a single fire administration. Chief Charlie Smith calls it a collaboration.