Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:08 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:08:51 GMT
Members of the Minnesota Republican caucus arrived at the Mankato Regional Airport to discuss their take on the recent legislative session. After the 2013 session came to a close at midnight, the Minnesota
Minority leaders object to tax increases, Vikings Stadium bailout and pretty much everything else
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:08 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:08:04 GMT
After six months of writing back and forth to their senior citizen pen pals the students of Bridges Community School got to meet with their correspondents.
After six months of writing back and forth to their senior citizen pen pals the students of Bridges Community School got to meet with their correspondents.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:06:20 GMT
Lawmakers in St. Paul finished on time, getting their $38 billion budget passed just before midnight last night. It included increased taxes on the rich, smokers and the end of millions of dollars
DFL accomplished most of their goals at the Capitol
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:53 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:53:34 GMT
Gas prices are poking holes in Minnesotan's pockets. But one group of volunteer drivers isn't going to let the prices at the pump stop them from helping out the community.
Gas prices are poking holes in Minnesotan's pockets. But one group of volunteer drivers isn't going to let the prices at the pump stop them from helping out the community.
EAGLE LAKE, Minn. -
Elementary students are getting a lesson in kindness and caring by getting their hands dirty helping others.
Eagle Lake Elementary students were busy today packing meals for Kids Against Hunger, the New Hope based charitable organization. The students would put a scoop of protein powder, freeze dried vegetables, and then larger scoops of soy and rice into meal bags that were packed into boxes to be shipped to those in need in the community, the nation, and abroad.
The students raised over $4,000 to pack these meals. But while charitable work is always nice, it ties in with the broader topics the school has been stressing, kindness and caring. Ginnette Kearney, Principal at Eagle Lake Elementary says, "Today is really the culmination of a month-long focus on kindness and caring. Students have had some lessons in their classrooms around kindness and caring, they have been practicing it on the playground and today is the culmination by packing meals to show kindness and caring for children around the world who don't have enough to eat."
The students could be seen having a great time. Every time a box was filled with meals, a bell was rung by Principal Kearney and the students would clap and cheer.
The school has donated much over the years, but this was the first time they have partnered up with Kids Against Hunger. They had a goal set of 35,000 meals for the day. When KEYC was there, they had already packed 11,000 meals in the first three hours of the school day.
