Federal student loan changes take effect: Borrowers face higher payments, fewer repayment options
Sweeping changes to federal student loans are now in effect, bringing new borrowing caps and fewer repayment choices for students and families.
Sweeping changes to federal student loans are now in effect, bringing new borrowing caps and fewer repayment choices for students and families.
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Minimum wage rates in St. Paul increased on July 1 for small and micro businesses.
@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } St. Paul’s new minimum wage for small businesses is helping workers, posing challenges for owners The...
Sweeping changes to federal student loans are now in effect, bringing new borrowing caps and fewer repayment choices for students and families.
Taj Bradley struck out 11 to tie his career high, Josh Bell, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 8-3 on Wednesday night. Bradley (7-3) allowed a run and four hits and walked four in five innings. After Jose Altuve scored from third base when ...
There’s a new giant in town, and it’s turning heads and bringing the world to Luverne.
Marisa Simonetti, a political candidate currently running for the U.S. Senate, who tossed a tarantula toward a tenant, was sentenced on Tuesday. Court documents show Simonetti was sentenced to 90 days in the Hennepin County Workhouse, but is eligible for work release as soon as she begins serv...
@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } St. Paul School Board member faces backlash over comments on Minnehaha Dog Park debate An elected St....
A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly cut the throat of another at a Cold Spring group home last weekend.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after being stepped on by an opponent as the United States scrambled to protect a one-goal lead, down a man in a World Cup knockout round. Tillman delivered the goal of his life, and one of...
Synthetic biologist Kate Adamala said the discovery is a ‘holy grail’ in engineering biology because engineered cells could one day be used to make fuel without petrochemicals or medicines that overcome disease.
A Fairmont police officer is facing numerous charges after allegedly sexually assaulting his wife and threatening to kill her. Charging documents show Dustin Wade Schwebke, 44, has been accused of felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct, terroristic threats, tampering with a witness and a ...
The Wild did not make free agent forward Mats Zuccarello an offer to return. He quickly agreed to a 1-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, the first day of free agency. The contract is worth a guaranteed $1 million, with another $5.5 million achieve in incentives. He’ll make $5 m...
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A new chief federal judge has been named for the District of Minnesota. Eric C. Tostrud began serving in the role on Wednesday after former Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz stepped down Tuesday following four years of service. Chief Judge Tostrud was nominated to the federal bench by Preside...
Many restaurant chains and food establishments are offering special discounts and freebies on July 4 in an effort to sweeten the holiday.
@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Fort Snelling: A place where stories live on As America approaches its 250th birthday, 5 EYEWITNESS N...
Minnesota’s new law aimed at adding warning label pop-ups to social media platforms is on hold as legal battles play out.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says this office will be suspending the Conviction Review Unit (CRU) after the federal government would not renew the grant for the program. Ellison says that they can’t make it financially work to fund the program with the office’s current budget const...
The Department of Homeland Security condemned Gov. Tim Walz and other state leaders after they pardoned Tou Lue Vang, a man from Laos who had been convicted in 2006 of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 10-year-old girl.
Zuccarello was Kirill Kaprizov’s wingman in Minnesota, but now heads to the West Coast on a deal that could be worth $6 million.
@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Funding for potential fraud fix The state of Minnesota is on the clock with part of its effort to com...
The driver of a motorcoach that plowed into a construction traffic backup on Interstate 95 in May, killing five people, has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of involuntary manslaughter.
@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Cannabis curriculum coming to classrooms Minnesota school districts are heading into summer with a ne...
FBI officials say some of the ransom notes received in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has been determined to be "extortion attempts without legitimacy," while noting that other ransom demands received may potentially be legitimate.
NEW YORK (AP) — Malik Beasley’s lawyer said the indicted former NBA star “wants to move on with his life” after pleading not guilty Wednesday to charges that he altered his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts. Beasley, the latest big name caught up in a s...
Hollywood director Carl Rinsch will serve time in prison after being convicted of conning Netflix out of $11 million for a sci-fi show he never finished.
Thousands of Minnesota Medicaid providers are still stuck in purgatory because of the rapid revalidation process the state had to carry out this year.
Three of the country’s biggest egg producers have agreed to pay millions and donate millions more in eggs after being accused of working together to drive up prices.
Minnesota’s Weather Authority has placed a Forecast First Alert in the forecast for strong storms Wednesday night. Over the next several days, we are expecting several rounds of thunderstorms across the Upper Midwest. The high pressure over Kentucky and Tennessee is directing Gulf moisture acr...
@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } DHS program review impact The Minnesota Department of Human Services was given about five months to r...
@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Ex-Metro Transit chief discriminated against female employees, report finds A newly released investig...
The St. Paul Police Department said a woman and a juvenile male were found dead inside an apartment on the city's west side, and homicide investigators are still working to determine what led to their deaths.
St. Paul police are investigating after two people were found dead in an apartment building on Wednesday afternoon. At about 1:45 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex on the 100 block of Robert Street South for a welfare check. Police arrived and found a woman and boy in an apar...
Two of the three beaches at Bde Maka Ska and one beach on Lake Hiawatha are closed due to high levels of E. coli detected by a weekly reading by Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) staff. The North Beach, 32nd Street Beach, and Hiawatha Beach were all tested on June 29 when samples c...
@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Social media warnings “Some studies have shown that too much social media use is linked to increased ...
Las Vegas firefighters helped save a newborn after responding to reports of a woman in labor inside a flood control tunnel.
With the Dylan Larkin drama lurking in the background, it seems as if the Wild’s early plan is to get younger.
A popular beauty brand’s five-year relationship with one of the nation’s largest chains is expected to end next month.
Walker Jenkins, the best Minnesota Twins prospect in years, is no stranger to making great plays on the field. On Tuesday, he finished just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle for the St. Paul Saints, but his best play came before first pitch when he helped a fainting child. During the ...
University of Minnesota researchers have synthesized simple cells that feed, grow, reproduce and compete with one another for food. If these cells are not yet fully alive, they have most of the hallmarks of life.
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