May 5, 2021

Valleyfair, struggling to fill jobs, raises pay for food workers to $15 an hour

As it struggles to staff up ahead of its May 22 opening, Valleyfair is boosting the starting pay for some positions to $15 an hour. […]
May 5, 2021

WTO chief seeks text to advance debate over COVID-19 vaccine

GENEVA — The World Trade Organization chief appealed to member countries on Wednesday to quickly present and negotiate over a text that could temporarily ease […]
May 5, 2021

Witness testimony begins in landmark W.Va. opioid trial

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Witness testimony has begun in a landmark opioid trial in which local governments in West Virginia have sued three large drug distributors […]
May 5, 2021

Greek bond sale declared a success with near-zero yield

ATHENS, Greece — Greek raised 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) in a 5-year bond auction Wednesday at a record-low, near-zero yield, authorities said. The country’s […]
May 5, 2021

Boeing crash victims' families push for changes at FAA

WASHINGTON — Family members who lost relatives in the second deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max met Wednesday with top officials of the Transportation […]
May 5, 2021

Germany aims for net-zero emissions by 2045, 5 years earlier

BERLIN — Officials in Germany proposed Wednesday accelerating the plans to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by setting a new goal of reaching “net-zero” […]
May 5, 2021

Peloton recalls treadmills, halts sales, after a child dies

NEW YORK — Peloton is recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills, less than a month after denying they were dangerous and saying it would not […]
May 5, 2021

Stocks rise early as GM, others report strong earnings

NEW YORK — Stocks were slightly higher in early trading Wednesday, recovering some of the losses the market experienced the day before. Technology shares, where […]
May 5, 2021

Brainerd ambulances move stations for 1st time in decades

A recent move, however, means the ambulances are responding from a new direction and new digs. North Memorial Health Brainerd Region Ambulance moved March 1 […]
May 5, 2021

St. Luke’s Promotes Chris Johnson to  Vice President, Strategy & Finance

St. Luke’s has named Chris Johnson Vice President, Strategy & Finance. Johnson has a Master’s of Business Administration from the College of St. Scholastica (CSS). […]