Nov. 30, 2021

St. Paul School Board members have signaled they may reject much of a downsizing proposed by the district's administration.

Some board members unveiled an alternative Monday night to the Envision SPPS plan rolled out this fall by Superintendent Joe Gothard. That plan proposed closing a number of schools and distributing students to other locations, to create bigger programs and respond to declining enrollment.

Board members expressed doubts, but administrators say the economics can’t be put off. A vote is scheduled for Wednesday.

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Kimberly Potter trial: 4 jurors chosen; defense says Potter to testify

Prosecutors, defense attorneys and a Hennepin County judge on Tuesday began the painstaking work to pick a jury in the trial of the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged in killing Daunte Wright. Potter’s attorney said Potter will testify in her defense.

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As Potter trial begins, Brooklyn Center mulls funding for public safety overhaul

At a meeting Monday night, the City Council discussed one proposal that would pull more than a million dollars from the police budget and use it to fund reform measures in the city where Daunte Wright was killed by law enforcement.

Biden sells infrastructure bill at Minnesota tech college

President Joe Biden used a visit to Dakota County Technical College Tuesday to highlight how his $1 trillion infrastructure law will create jobs and help train workers — and to make the case for nearly $2 trillion more in spending.

Voting rights case vexes state Supreme Court

A voting case that impacts more than 50,000 Minnesotans with felony records came before the state Supreme Court and could be decided before the 2022 election.

MSP airport investigating fight among travelers Friday night

The incident happened just before midnight Friday, as passengers were getting off a Frontier flight from Orlando, Fla. Airport officials say two groups of travelers got off the plane and a fight broke out.

Minnesota flirts with record warmth again Wednesday

A warm front headed toward Minnesota brings a mix of rain, snow and possibly ice, plus another warm day, before temperatures turn seasonably cool by the weekend.

Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Michigan school

Authorities say eight people were wounded in an attack at a Michigan high school in which three students were killed. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news conference that two of the wounded were undergoing surgery as of 5 p.m.

The future of abortion access in Minnesota

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear on Wednesday a case that challenges Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks and is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Three legal experts talk about how we got here and what will happen to abortion rights and access in Minnesota if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

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Military team arrives to support beleaguered St. Cloud Hospital

The 23-member team of doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists will work alongside staff in areas where they are most needed, including the intensive care unit, surgical wards and the emergency room.

Brazil and Japan report first cases of the omicron variant

Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant Tuesday, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South Africa sounded the alarm.

New antiviral drugs are coming for COVID. Here's what you need to know

The Food and Drug Administration is considering new pills that could treat people in early stages of COVID-19 infection. Here's what to know about how they work, how effective they are and the impact they could make on the pandemic.

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