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World champ Alise Willoughby will lead the U.S. BMX racing team at her fourth Olympics in Paris
Alise Willoughby has been selected for her fourth Olympics and will lead the U.S. squad in BMX racing at the Paris Games in just over a month. The U.S. will send five BMX riders — three women and two men. 
George Morrison-inspired Overlook Landing completed at Grand Marais Recreation Park
The George Morrison family, community members, and city and county officials gathered on Friday, June 14, at the Grand Marais Recreation Park to celebrate the completion of a nearly decade-long project. 
Tropical Storm Alberto forms in southwest Gulf, 1st named storm of the hurricane season
Tropical Storm Alberto has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center says Alberto was located 185 miles east of Tampico, Mexico, on Wednesday morning with top sustained winds of 40 mph.
St. Paul Public Schools approves $1 billion budget reliant on major cuts, deficit spending
St. Paul Public Schools has a budget set for the next fiscal year. The board voted six to one Tuesday night to approve a $1 billion package.
US soldier convicted of theft in Russia and sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison
 A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced him to three years and nine months in prison.