Adam Uren

3 weeks ago | bringmethenews.com | Adam Uren

The University of Minnesota is proposing a 7% cut to its academic programming and a massive hike in tuition fees in the face of a "stark" and "uncertain" financial future. The university intends to increase tuition fees by 6.5% for in-state and out-of-state undergraduates and in-state graduates, and by 7.5% for out-of-state graduates. That would see tuition fees for in-state undergrads rise to more than $16,100 starting this fall.

3 weeks ago | bringmethenews.com | Adam Uren

An acid spill at the Pilgrim's Pride chicken processing plant in Cold Spring, Minnesota, sent more than two-dozen people to the hospital Friday. The incident was reported at 8:15 a.m. and prompted a Hazmat response at the plant on the 800 block of Sauk River Road. Per the Cold Spring Police Department, a container of peracetic acid spilled, with the spill contained within the facility. "When officers arrived on scene the buildings had already been evacuated," the police department said.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Adam Uren

Search for missing Manny Collins now centered on Elk River landfill originally appeared on Bring Me The News. The search for missing Columbia Heights 16-year-old Jordan "Manny" Collins is now centering on a landfill in the northern Twin Cities metro. The Anoka County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Friday that it's conducting a search at the Waste Management Landfill in the City of Elk River in relation to the teen's disappearance.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Adam Uren

Walz calls special session after budget deal reached with DFL, GOP leaders originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Governor Tim Walz has called a special session starting Monday so the Minnesota Legislature can tie up its remaining business and finish the next state budget. Lawmakers were unable to come to an agreement on all bills prior to the end of the session last month, perhaps unsurprising given the one-seat DFL majority in the Senate and the evenly-split House.

3 weeks ago | bringmethenews.com | Adam Uren

Governor Tim Walz has called a special session starting Monday so the Minnesota Legislature can tie up its remaining business and finish the next state budget. Lawmakers were unable to come to an agreement on all bills prior to the end of the session last month, perhaps unsurprising given the one-seat DFL majority in the Senate and the evenly-split House.