Minn. May Seek No Child Left Behind Waivers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – More Minnesota schools may get a pass on some mandates of the No Child Left Behind law. U.S. Education Sec. Arne Duncan says he will give schools some relief from some federal...
View ArticleMinn. Schools Leader Attends NCLB Law Rollback
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to announce the details of his plan to roll back parts of the No Child Left Behind law, and Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius will...
View ArticleWaivers Spell Likely End For Tutoring Program
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dozens of states intend to apply for waivers to free their schools from a federal mandate that they set aside hundreds of millions of dollars a year for after-school tutoring. The...
View ArticleTwins Claim Thomas, Option Revere To Triple A
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – The Minnesota Twins claimed outfielder Clete Thomas off waivers from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday and optioned outfielder Ben Revere to Triple-A Rochester. To make room on the...
View ArticleMinn. Park Requires Fossil Hunt Liability Waiver
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Partly for safety reasons, permits are required to hunt for fossils at a St. Paul park where a gravel slide killed a fourth-grader on a field trip, left one missing and injured...
View ArticleNationals Get LHP Robertson Off Waivers From Twins
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nationals have acquired left-hander Tyler Robertson off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. The 25-year-old Robertson is 2-2 with a 5.54 ERA in 42 career relief appearances over two...
View ArticleTwins Place Justin Morneau On Waivers
(credit: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have placed first baseman Justin Morneau on revocable waivers. If Morneau is claimed before Wednesday’s deadline, the Twins...
View ArticleSabres Claim Enforcer Off Waivers From Wild
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have claimed enforcer Zenon Konopka off waivers from the Minnesota Wild. This is the seventh team for the 33-year-old forward, who also played for Anaheim,...
View ArticleWild Look To Send Goalie Josh Harding To AHL
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have taken goalie Josh Harding off injured reserve and placed him on waivers. The Wild announced the move Monday. If Harding is not claimed by another NHL...
View ArticleWild Waive Veteran Cooke, Will Buy Out Last Year Of Contract
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have placed veteran left wing Matt Cooke on waivers, for the purpose of granting him his unconditional release. The Wild announced Thursday they will buy out...
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