April 6, 2022

What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years

The price of eggs has risen sharply since the start of a bird flu outbreak that has resulted in millions of birds being culled. Justin […]
April 6, 2022

Avian flu escalates, snares 1 million Minnesota birds

Minnesota animal health officials say the latest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza is now affecting flocks totaling more than a million birds across the […]
April 5, 2022

Hot Indian Closes Up Shop at Midtown Global Market, and More Closings

Hot Indian/Facebook A running list of notable restaurant closures around the Twin Cities This is a curated, running list of new restaurant and bar closings […]
April 5, 2022

Staff-strapped Grand Marais businesses brace for a tourist boom

Dee Brazell has owned World’s Best Donuts, a fixture in downtown Grand Marais, for 20 years. It’s been in her family for even longer. Her […]
April 5, 2022

Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict

Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Ore., the 29-year-old nurse practitioner said she felt overwhelmed and undertrained. Coronavirus patients flooded […]
April 5, 2022

Farm profits increased for the second year in a row

Despite drought conditions that affected much of Minnesota last year, farm profitability improved for the second year in a row, after seven years of economic […]
April 5, 2022

Elon Musk will join Twitter's board. Will users finally get an edit button?

Elon Musk speaks during a news conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on Feb. 10. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty […]
April 4, 2022

Cult Salad Chain Sweetgreen Lands in Twin Cities with Three Upcoming Locations

California-based salad chain Sweetgreen will open three Twin Cities locations this year. | Sweetgreen Plus liquor law reform progresses, and pizza is inflated, too Minneapolis […]
April 4, 2022

Lawmakers want financial literacy taught in schools

Hodan Hassan lives in one of the most diverse areas in Minnesota. Her Minneapolis neighborhood includes East Africans, Native Americans, Black people, white people and […]
April 4, 2022

Learning from Minnesota businesses that thrived during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic was an economic blow to small businesses, especially restaurants, gyms, retail shops, event businesses and anyone in hospitality.  But the last two […]