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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 1, 2019

School District Pilots Tech Created to Predict Stop-Arm Running Incidents

Hopkins (Minn.) Public Schools is testing Safe Fleet’s Predictive Stop-Arm. It uses radar technology and predictive analytics to notify bus drivers and students when risk is detected outside the bus.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 20, 2019

School Bus Driver Saves Toddler From Freezing Temperatures

Lyle Silbernagle of Minnesota spots the boy alone at a street corner wearing only a diaper. He wraps the boy in his coat, brings him into the van and turns on the heat, and calls police. 

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 5, 2019

Sex Offender Boards School Bus, is Arrested

A registered sex offender in Minnesota allegedly hides inside an empty school bus and is discovered by a teacher as the bus is taking kindergartners back to school after a field trip.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson February 28, 2019

Utah, Minnesota Seek to Require Seat Belts on New School Buses

Lawmakers consider legislation that would require school buses purchased after a certain date to be equipped with seat belts.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2019

Minnesota Man Charged With Attempted Murder for Shooting at School Bus

Kenneth Lilly is charged with attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault for allegedly shooting at the bus and wounding the driver, who is expected to survive.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 14, 2019

Minnesota Mayor Driving School Bus Charged With DUI

Erik Richard Bonde is about to pick up students when police arrive to let him know his driver’s license is suspended. His blood alcohol test results are above the legal limit for driving, police say.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2019

Student Grabbed by School Bus Driver Wins $45,000 Settlement

Minnesota-based Voyageur Bus Co. agrees to a settlement with the mother of a boy whose school bus driver grabbed his shoulders and shirt to make him sit up in his seat to make room for another student.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2018

School Bus Driver Removed From Route for Leading Students in Prayer

The Minnesota driver’s employer gets complaints that he made some students feel forced to pray on the bus. The driver alleges being taken off the route violates his constitutional rights.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 20, 2018

Minnesota Transportation Company Awarded New School Bus Contract

Schmitty & Sons is awarded a contract to provide transportation to Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 starting on July 1.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 1, 2018

Minnesota Celebrates 2nd Annual School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed Feb. 28 as the second School Bus Driver Appreciation Day in the state. Drivers were acknowledged at school districts statewide and at a press conference.  

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