St. Francis School Board agrees to walk back book ban
The St. Francis Area School Board has agreed to walk back the book ban put in place in December of 2024, banning books 3 or higher on the suitability scale as rated by "Book Looks."
St. Francis banned books policy on pause as reviews disappear
St. Francis Schools have paused new book bans for the moment, but not before taking 11 off the shelf and preparing to remove more.
Bicyclist hit and killed by school bus driver in St. Francis
A man was hit and killed by a school bus driver while riding his bike in St. Francis Friday morning.
St. Francis Schools hit with 2 lawsuits over controversial book policy
St. Francis Area Schools (SFAS) received two separate lawsuits on Monday challenging the district’s book policy.
'The Kite Runner' author 'bewildered' by book ban in St. Francis Area Schools
Khaled Hosseini, author of “The Kite Runner", is speaking out after his novel was banned under a new policy at St. Francis Area Schools.
Minnesotan Dakotah Lindwurm headed to Olympics in Paris
A Minnesotan has punched her ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Marathon Team Trials in Orlando this weekend.
St. Francis house fire has multiple agencies responding
Multiple agencies are responding to a house fire in St. Francis Friday evening.
St. Francis middle, high school students return ahead of Walz announcement
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz laid out his reopening plan for middle and high schools on Wednesday, but one Twin Cities metro area school district didn't wait for that announcement.
St. Francis school bus drivers help Santa with present deliveries
School buses are usually filled with students, but Saint Francis School District bus drivers are using the district’s yellow buses to help Santa Claus deliver presents.
Suspect, deputies exchange gunfire after chase that started in St. Francis, Minnesota
A traffic stop in St. Francis, Minnesota on Saturday morning turned into a chase that led to shots being fired.
Anonymous donors pay off school lunch debt at St. Francis school district
At the beginning of the school year, the St. Francis Area Schools superintendent launched an angel fund meal account to help pay down the debt. Donations started rolling in.