Elizabeth Shockman

She joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about how the morning went in the state's fourth-largest district.

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The driver who allegedly drove his vehicle across a St. Louis Park restaurant patio Sunday, killing two people and injuring nine others, made his first court appearance on Wednesday, as the Park Tavern reopened its doors for the first time since the crash.

Last month the Agate Housing and Services board of directors said it would close its shelter in early October, affecting more than 80 residents and 23 employees.

A group of Minnesota colleges and universities are working to introduce students to the skills of disagreeing better on divisive topics.

After years of pandemic challenges and life wedged in a construction zone, leaders believe the north Minneapolis school’s fortunes are turning for the better with the completion of $88 million in renovations.

Teachers at Bloomington Kennedy High School are taking a practical view on artificial intelligence, teaching students how to use the technology and helping them understand where it can spin out of control, a sort of driver’s ed approach to AI.

Some district leaders say they’ve been inundated with huge data requests that appear politically motivated and can be massively expensive and difficult to decipher. At least one school board has asked lawmakers to help slow a “runaway train.”

More than 300 districts this year have open board seats to fill in this year’s elections. Some will ask voters to approve crucial funding measures. Here are a few key races and questions to watch.

Voters across the state were willing to renew existing levies for building maintenance and upgrades, and for technology. It was a different story, though, when they were asked to pay more for day-to-day operating costs.