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A man who said he doesn't believe that state dollars should be used to build stadiums and maintain streets has been charged with six felony tax crimes, the Minnesota Department of Revenue said.

Rescue workers worked at the scene to free Gerald Bjork. Note the pole his vehicle hit at the right.

Promoting tree planting can make you a winner! Bailey Nurseries wants to hear how you're spreading the "Trees are Cool" message in your community.

More residents are broke and hungry in Washington and Dakota counties, with signs of their distress appearing in sheriff sales, overdue bills and a scramble to find money for food and rent.

Interstate 35E southbound from I-94 to W. 7th Street in St. Paul will be closed for road construction from 8 tonight until 5 a.m. Monday.

He's the head guy, the new principal of East Ridge High School in Woodbury, but he's missing a few essentials: No students, no teachers, no secretary -- and no school.

“Kids are all the same. And we all want what's best for our children”

On the surface, school boundary changes are about where kids go to school. But dig a little deeper, and emotions emerge. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

“If this is just 3M stating this is the worst part so this is what we're going to do, that doesn't seem to be in the public's best interest.”

Cleaning up dangerous chemicals in the Mississippi River and at the 3M Co. plant in Cottage Grove will be more costly, complicated and time-consuming than cleaning up other contaminated areas in the east metro, ... via Star Tribune

“I really like it. I've already gotten a $100 gift card from here. Cause you get a certain amount of points and you turn them in for things”

With the average cost for a gallon of gasoline in Minnesota at $3.07, consumers are looking for ways to save. via WCCO

“We're trying to be productive and keep up.”

Sooner than expected, the Washington County Courthouse in Stillwater will be the only place for county residents to file court documents or face a judge. via St. Paul Pioneer Press

“Do I wish 3M was paying more? Absolutely”

T axpayers could be on the hook to pay $15 million or more toward the cost of cleaning up a former landfill in Washington County contaminated with 3M industrial chemicals. via Star Tribune

“Generally speaking, PFBA is less toxic than we previously thought, in part because it passes through the body even more quickly than was suspected earlier”

People in six east metro suburbs can start putting away the bottled water and the carbon filters. via StarTribune

“That's a major impact on our region”

The Hastings Bridge over the Mississippi River is apparently in worse shape than any of the 32,000 drivers who pass over it each day thought. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

“We've got a hold on it until we can identify the product numbers”

Beef: It's not what's for lunch. At least not for the next few days in some Minnesota schools. via Star Tribune

“There are hiccups along the way with projects”

Lunda Construction Co. will apparently get a second chance to complete the half-finished Wakota Bridge, more than a year after the bridge builder was fired from the job by the Minnesota Department of ... via Star Tribune

“Of course, that can change. Nothing when it comes to funding is etched in stone.”

The highway 61 bridge over the Mississippi River at Hastings is shown in a Oct. 31, 2007 file photo. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

“She says, 'Your next stop is here, and these are the kids and here are their ages,' ”

Isabella McDonald, 5, of Woodbury, tells Santa Claus, aka Bob Thoreson, of Woodbury, what she wants for Christmas during his surprise visit to her home recently. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

Firefighters from several communities were sent to fight a fire at the Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC refinery in the Twin Cities suburb of St. via Star Tribune

“It's much more than just a train stop”

H unger? Not in Newport, Cottage Grove, St. Paul Park and Grey Cloud Island. Not if an army of volunteers can make a difference. via Star Tribune

“The goal here was just to find out what went wrong, make sure it's fixed and make sure it doesn't happen again.”

Original plans for the new Wakota Bridge had traffic flowing over it today. But as any commuter between Newport and South St. via Star Tribune