Friday, May 24 2013 11:50 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:50:56 GMT
Kim Hunt had melanoma four years ago. She says sunscreen was not a priority when she was younger. "I wouldn't reapply all the time because although I knew that I wasn't really going to get tan. There
The agency hopes new labels will make it easier for consumers to choose the best products to protect against the sun.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:34:53 GMT
They didn't just have to use the Force, but a lot of force to get a new LEGO creation to Times Square. The LEGO Group unveiled the world's largest model ever assembled of the bricks this morning in the
They didn't just have to use the Force, but a lot of force to get a new LEGO creation to Times Square. The LEGO Group unveiled the world's largest model ever assembled of the bricks this morning in the
Friday, May 24 2013 8:35 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:35:59 GMT
Emergency responders converge on 1107 Warren Street in Mankato after a pedestrian is hit by a pickup truck. The call came in after 4:00 today. Officials say a woman was taken to the hospital. The extent
Just after 4:00 p.m. a woman was hit by a pickup truck. Officials say her condition at the hospital is unknown at this time.
Friday, May 24 2013 8:31 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:31:57 GMT
The story of fired MSU Head Football coach Todd Hoffner will be featured on ESPN this weekend. The networks' long-form program Outside the Lines will air on Sunday morning, and will feature Hoffner
Fired MSU football coach speaks to media for the first time since charges were dismissed
Friday, May 24 2013 8:28 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:28:49 GMT
The simple 'yes' vote yesterday by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay boys into the program leaves plenty of questions remaining for the troops and councils on the ground level. Many troops are
BSA still not allowing gay Scout leaders
The last time this building was occupied full-time by grades 4th-6th was the 2009 and 2010 school year. Since closing its doors, the school district saved $190,000.
Superintendent, Dick Orcutt says, "It was nice to have, we utilized the whole building but at the same time we knew we were capable of hosting everything at one sight, and it was a financial decision."
The Waldorf School building has been vacant for two years, but now that the JWP school board decided to sell it for $1 to the Southern Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Their goal is to turn it into a charter school for grades 10th, 11th, and 12th.
Orcutt says, "Their design is that they are going to have an alternative learning center at the sight, with real hands on type of organizations promoting welding, wood programs these types of things."
Their projected date for the alternative learning center to open is the in fall of 2013. Their goal is to help prepare High School students for successful transitions into careers of all kinds.
Orcutt says, "Our hope is that the ALC program in Waldorf will flourish and the programming produce good quality workers for all of the private sectors that's going to be investing in it."
The district spent close to $70,000 each year just to keep the pipes from freezing. But they're officially off the hook.
The school board says they don't see a drastic increase in enrollment happening in the immediate future, and should have enough space for the time being
