Get ready for a weather roller coaster ride this week. A winter storm warning is up for areas around International Falls in northern Minnesota. A light coating of snow is likely in the Twin Cities area and most of southern Minnesota late Tuesday afternoon.
Minnesota’s precinct caucuses start at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27. The caucuses are a place to elect local party officers and delegates to the state convention. They are also a place for party members and supporters to present different ideas and issues.
Dr. Rebecca Cunningham, vice president for research and innovation at the University of Michigan, was chosen Monday to be the next president of the University of Minnesota system.
Joe Gothard, recently named national superintendent of the year, was one of three finalists for the job in Madison, where he grew up and began his career. He’s expected to start sometime before July 1.
The St. Paul teachers union announced Monday its members will strike starting March 11 unless a deal is reached on a new contract. The 10-day countdown until a possible walk out begins. The union says it is doing everything in its power to reach a settlement with the district and avoid a strike.
Also, schools were closed and residents were asked to limit water use through the morning in the northwestern Minnesota town of Hawley, after a massive fire overnight.
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