KTOE Noon News 4-25-25

Top Stories for Noon 4-25-25

• Traffic sign replacement begins April 28 in South Central and Southwest Minnesota

• The Minnesota Senate has passed this year’s Education Policy omnibus bill. The provisions include building a statewide consensus on what qualifies as a student absence, requiring districts to limit the use of cell phones in schools, allowing students to carry drugs like Narcan in case a fellow student suffers an opiate overdose, and supporting students with catastrophic injuries suffered during sports. The bill passed the Senate 39 to 26. Following passage in the House, the bill will go through conference committee to resolve any differences between the two chambers.
• A complaint filed by the Minnesota D-F-L Party alleges Senate District 6 Republican nominee Keri Heintzeman violated campaign finance law. Heintzeman won the G-O-P primary for the seat of ex-Senator Justin Eichorn of Grand Rapids. The complaint claims that nine people contributed two thousand dollars to Heintezman’s campaign, but state law bars candidates from accepting more than one thousand per donor. Heintezman’s campaign says the contributions are legal and this complaint is an effort to smear her reputation. She faces D-F-L candidate Denise Siply in the special election Tuesday.

• Mankato Police encourage families to discuss child safety after Attempted Abduction Thursday

• Mankato Regional Airport Awarded for Outstanding Airport Planning