The chair of the House Education Reform Committee is apologizing for using the word "Gestapo" to criticize a teacher training proposal. Republican Rep. Sondra Erickson of Princeton says she thought that requirement sounded like the "teacher Gestapo."
A marine who graduated from St. Cloud Technical High School has died of injuries suffered during his second tour in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says 21-year-old Corporal Sean Osterman of Princeton died Thursday.