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Prosecutors have charged a St. Paul woman with leaving a handgun where her 7-year-old nephew found it and brought it to school, where the gun discharged last week.

A partnership between St. Cloud Technical High School and Habitat for Humanity is back for another year.

Freshman and other new students received the red carpet treatment as they begin the first day of the new school year.

The leaves will be changing, the cold air will be moving in and students will be coming back.

Think back to a time when you were the king or queen of high school, did anyone ever tell you your skirt was just a little too short, that tube top wasn't appropriate for school or your favorite hat wasn't allowed.

Prosecutors will not file criminal charges in connection with a crash that killed two Lakeville South High School students last December. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom says Friday that his office reviewed the possibility of multiple charges and there's insufficient evidence to prove elements of a crime.

Five area students put their knowledge of geography to the test at the 28th annual National Geographic State Bee today (Friday) at St. Cloud State University. The contest is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography.

Two local 8th grade students will compete in the Multi-Region State Spelling Bee this (Monday) afternoon. John Byun of St. Cloud and Morgan Paulson of Sauk Rapids-Rice took first and second place at the Regional Spelling Bee earlier this month.

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and today (Thursday) at Sauk Rapids-Rice high school it was served in a different way. Several students and the Tanner's Team Foundation teamed up to serve over 900 students Ice Cream in honor of International Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.

The St. Cloud area will be well represented after two local 8th graders advanced in this (Thursday) morning's Regional Spelling Bee. 8th Grader John Byun, from St. Cloud, took first place with the word Ravioli, while 8th grader Morgan Paulson of Sauk Rapids-Rice took 2nd place.