Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:57 AM EDT2013-05-21 13:57:36 GMT
Just a few hours after the four-month session wrapped up, Minnesota's top elected Democrats are scheduled to do a post-mortem on what lawmakers accomplished.
Just a few hours after the four-month session wrapped up, Minnesota's top elected Democrats are scheduled to do a post-mortem on what lawmakers accomplished.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:15 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:15:20 GMT
A Mankato businesswoman is accused of theft by swindle against her brother. Authorities say Ruth Dutler, owner of Dutler's Bowl contacted her brother, Cole VanHorn, to see if he could help her redeem
Authorities say Ruth Dutler, owner of Dutler's Bowl contacted her brother, Cole VanHorn, to see if he could help her redeem some property that was being foreclosed.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:01:14 GMT
The city of North Mankato takes another step in adding soccer fields to Caswell Park. City leaders voted Monday night to approve plans and seek advertise for bids on the next phase of the Caswell North
City leaders voted Monday night to approve plans and seek advertise for bids on the next phase.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:58 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:58:41 GMT
Health officials are scrambling to vaccinate one million children against the measles. They are holding emergency vaccination clinics after more than 12–hundred people became infected with the disease
1,200 people have come down with the highly infectious disease so far this year.
Most schools in Jordan will be tightening their security in response to recent gun violence across the nation.
Starting this spring, the district will implement a screening tool that will include a joint school and police policy. The plan was initiated by Jordan's police chief, Bob Malz. Officials hope it will serve as deterrent to potential violence.
Jordan Elementary School Teacher, Stacy DeCorsey says," We know we needed to beef up security district wide and Chief Malz brought this idea to us and we are excited to partner with them."
Principal DeCorsey says she has received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback.
She adds that the presence of a police car outside the building and an officer on hand will help decrease response time if there is an issue.
DeCorsey says, "I do think it's a sign of the time. I think the world is changing and we need to change as well and make sure the safety of our students is our number one priority."
Jordan City Council Member, Thom Boncher says, "Nothing has happened at any level to try and stop slaughter. This is something we have to do to take care of our kids."
The cost will be around fifteen to twenty thousand dollars for the initial set-up. Officials say they don't anticipate any continuing costs associated with this initiative. A small price to pay to prevent further violence occurring in the future.
