Several fire crews were called to the scene of a house fire in Avon this (Tuesday) morning. The fire happened just after 10:00 a.m. at 201 Barracuda Avenue Northeast near downtown Avon.
Makeshift House and Senate chambers have been arranged for an impending special session. Now all state leaders need are final budget bills for lawmakers to vote on.
House Republicans are pressuring Gov. Mark Dayton to take a deal on public school funding. Education funding has been the biggest sticking point among three unresolved pieces of the state's budget.
An effort to scrap Minnesota's long-standing ban on Sunday liquor sales has failed again in the House, but opponents of the ban came much closer than two years ago.
A measure that has won initial backing of Minnesota House and Senate lawmakers would ensure that Iron Range taconite workers are eligible for unemployment benefits when several plants are idled in coming months.