Although school shootings and violence continue to make headlines, such as the recent shooting of a school bus driver and a 15-year-old football star in North Minneapolis, often these events get overlooked if it isn’t happening in the community in which people live. This year, in St. Francis Area...

Superintendent Beth Giese sent an email and a phone call at about 7:00 pm on Monday, February 21 announcing a snow day for Tuesday, February 22. Giese cited several factors in her decision to call the snow day, according to the email. The windchill will be -10. The weather service issued...

“Come From Away” was a show I was scared to see. What scared me was that this show is about the 9/11 plane crashes in New York City. I thought this show would be dreadfully sad and disturbing, but the show I watched was the opposite. Come From Away isn’t just about 9/11, it’s also about an act...

My family and I moved here from Ecuador in 2019. Getting to know the language wasn't easy.    When I got to America I went to Blaine High School, where I started my education in the United States. I didn't know any English, so I couldn't understand the teachers, which made it really hard...