Special

ST. PAUL - Minnesota lawmakers missed another deadline when the sun came up this morning, the second in just a few hours. And a second bill came up during what was supposed to be a single-bill session as the hours drifted by. House Republicans met with Gov. Tim Pawlenty at length...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota lawmakers missed another deadline when the sun came up this morning, the second in just a few hours. Legislators and the governor could not balance the state budget by midnight, forcing the Legislature into what was supposed to be a brief special session. Democratic...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota lawmakers and governor could not balance the state budget by midnight, forcing the Legislature into a brief special session. Democratic...

WILLMAR -- The federal lawsuit against the Willmar School District, several administrators and a special education teacher regarding the treatment of a student will not be heard again by the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. However, a lawyer for the student is considering...

WILLMAR -- A federal appeals court has said a child and her mother did not have standing to sue the Willmar School District over alleged mistreatment by a special education teacher. Because Jackie Nelson filed a complaint after she had transferred her child to another district in...

WILLMAR -- In a split ruling, the Minnesota Court of Appeals says that a special education teacher from Willmar did not violate maltreatment rules when she took a child to a time-out room rather than to the bathroom. The child wet her pants in the time-out room. A three-judge panel...

WILLMAR -- A special tax break is boosting sales of new cars, say managers at Willmar car dealerships. Mills Ford Lincoln Mercury Jeep customers have said they're buying a new vehicle because of the new tax break, says Jeff Smith, general manager. "It's probably about another 50...