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Black Lives Matter St. Paul threatens to "shut down" Como Park Senior High School in St. Paul; demands teacher be fired for Facebook statements. Superintendent Valarie Silva plans meeting with BLM St. Paul leader, Rashad Turner to avert protest.

Update on Stillwater School board decision to close three elementary schools.

Stillwater School District school board members vote 5-2 to close three elementary schools. Lawsuits by two community groups have been threatened or filed against the closures.

The State of Hockey tradition continues with the 2016 Boys State Hockey Tournament, Mar. 2 - 5, Xcel Center, St. Paul.

Last week the Students for the Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities released a statement calling for divestment from companies profiting off of human rights violations and violations of international law.

What are lawmakers proposing be done to solve Minnesota's achievement gap, and why does it matter?

Do UMN students agree with the controversial group "Students for a Democratic Society"'s attempt to block free speech on campus?

Stillwater School District Superintendent Denise Pontrelli is recommending the board delay the vote to close three elementary schools until March 3, 2016. The opposition groups oppose the delay; request the board to reject the delay and Vote NO on the plan at the Feb. 11, 2016 meeting.

A Minnesota school district faces possible legal action by citizens opposed to the proposed closure of three elementary schools. Stating that the district has lost the "fundamental trust of the citizens," the group claims that a lawsuit would be "designed to protect everyone in the district from arbitrary, rushed and capricious overreach by the board and district leadership."

Do students at the University of Minnesota want their professors to unionize if it means they may have to pay more in tuition? Alpha News asks students what they think of the push to unionize