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New Hope 8th-grader suspended for drug, weapon violations (UPDATED) (St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor)

A 13-year-old eighth-grader at Sandburg Middle School in Golden Valley has been suspended for trying to sell marijuana to other students and carrying a box cutter in his backpack.

Poll on ballot questions shows voters oppose axing state income tax (The Republican)

SPRINGFIELD - Voters statewide oppose eliminating the state income tax, the Western New England College Polling Institute announced Friday. The poll also found voters favor decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana and banning dog racing.

Pot case draws one-year sentence (Cheboygan Daily Tribune)

CHEBOYGAN - A Wilmot Township man was sentenced to one year in the Cheboygan County Jail Tuesday for his role in a marijuana-selling operation. Brian McManemy, 22, was ordered by Judge Scott Pavlich to serve six months of the sentence immediately with the last six months to be held in abeyance.

Coming back after drugs hard for teenagers, says former user (The Western Star)

It often takes maturing and hard lessons learned for some youth to realize the consequences of their actions.

State briefs: Oct. 10 (Knoxville News Sentinel)

A pedestrian in South Knoxville was killed Thursday night after being struck by a car, authorities said, and the southbound lanes of Chapman Highway were closed as police investigated the crash.