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Two Minnesota lawmakers are proposing a bill that would reimburse school districts for feeding students healthy, local foods through farm-to-school initiatives.

Two Minnesota lawmakers have reintroduced legislation aimed at reducing foster placements for black children and keeping more families together within the state's child protection system.

The St. Cloud State men's basketball team won 94-88 at Minnesota State-Moorhead Friday after the SCSU women lost 65-61.

New Jersey came from down 4-1 in the 2nd period to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in overtime Friday night. Minnesota got goals from Brad Hunt, Joel Ericksson Ek, Nick Seeler and Mikael Granlund. Devan Dubnyk had 23 saves for Minnesota.

Dance teams from five local high schools will be giving it all they’ve got this weekend.

The St. Cloud boys hockey team defeated Mankato East/Loyola 6-2 Friday night in Mankato. August Falloon scored 2 goals with 1 assist and Nick Richert added a goal and 2 assists. Soren Fallon had 27 saves in net. St. Cloud improves to 9-14-2.

Prosecutors in the upcoming trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman want jurors to hear a 911 call the officer responded to shortly before the shooting.

Bloomington, Minnesota-based The Toro Company has announced plans to purchase the Oklahoma-based company that manufactures Ditch Witch and other underground construction equipment.

Payless ShoeSource has announced they will be closing their doors in 2019.

If you’ve been dreaming of sunny days on the lake, then head over to the River’s Edge Convention Center this weekend.

Another scam is circulating our area, this time, roping you into a fake narcotics investigation as a way to get you to send thousands of dollars via Google Play cards.

The FBI has a new app that could help if your child ever went missing.

Here's a good trivia question, who is the all-time leading men's college basketball scorer in Minnesota across all Division I, II, and III programs?

Authorities say an officer is injured and three people are dead after an incident in Hubbard County Thursday night.

The Cathedral Crusaders have a new coach in former assistant Jason Klinefelter. Cathedral announced the move Friday morning.

As Ilhan Omar was running last year to become one of the first Muslim women in Congress, several Minnesota Jewish leaders invited her to talk privately about past statements they considered anti-Semitic and anti-Israel.

Two men were hurt in a crash on Highway 25 in Monticello Friday.

The Gopher women's basketball team won their 5th game in a row Thursday night to improve to 7-7 in the Big Ten and 18-7 overall. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Cathedral football team will have a new head coach for the 2019 season. Jason Klinefelter will take the reins from Mark Chamernick, who stepped down at the end of the 2018 season.

An Isanti businessman is charged in the 1993 stabbing death of a Minneapolis woman after investigators recently collected DNA evidence from a napkin he discarded at a hockey game.