February 11, 2022

Latino businesses 'hanging in there' despite pandemic and unrest

Karla Castro owns and operates Autentica Centro Americana and, like many, faced challenges when the pandemic hit. Her small Oakdale, Minn., market sells food products […]
February 11, 2022

Cliffs to idle Northshore Mining as fight over royalty fees intensifies

By Jimmy Lovrien, Duluth News Tribune Cleveland-Cliffs will idle its Northshore Mining operations in Babbitt, Minn., and Silver Bay, Minn., amid a royalties dispute and […]
February 11, 2022

A Canadian judge has frozen access to donations for the trucker convoy protest

Protestors against COVID-19 vaccine mandates block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday. Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images […]
February 10, 2022

Star Tribune editor returning to Louisiana's largest newspaper

The editor of Louisiana's largest newspaper is retiring, and the new editor is a returning New Orleans native who comes to the job after heading […]
February 10, 2022

Truckers may try to disrupt Super Bowl and the State of the Union, DHS memo says

Truckers are planning a potential protest outside the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Feb 13., the day of the Super Bowl, according to a […]
February 10, 2022

She's 30 and has never seen inflation this high. Her mom remembers when it was worse

A picture of Ginny Wendt Vecchio (right) and her brother Joe Wendt. Their family business, Chicago Metal Rolled Products, made these lotus petals for a […]
February 10, 2022

U.S. inflation jumped 7.5 percent in the past year, a 40-year high

Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s […]
February 9, 2022

Pandemic bonuses, unemployment fix collide at MN Capitol

A rebooted push to provide financial recognition to front-line workers who reported for duty during COVID-19 is creating a fresh standoff that could become intertwined […]
February 8, 2022

Paying bills or buying masks: Simple living with COVID is hitting some Americans hard

Masks have become vital in the pandemic, but they can come at a cost. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images As the human toll of the coronavirus continues […]
February 8, 2022

MN farmers warned to prepare for deadly avian influenza

In the past few weeks, several wild ducks killed by hunters in the southeastern United States have tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza. Cases have […]