May 10, 2021

Americans will lose unemployment benefits if they turn down jobs, Biden says

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy in the East Room of the White House on Monday, pushing back on critics who say the […]
May 10, 2021

Downtown Spring Fling

Lynn Johnson (left), Nancy McCain and Carla Peterson stop to admire and discuss the flowers blooming downtown on the corner of Laurel and South Seventh […]
May 10, 2021

New plan for Viking Lakes: No second hotel, city of Eagan gets use of plaza

The updated plan for development at Viking Lakes, the area around the Minnesota Vikings’ headquarters and practice facilities, nixes a second hotel, cuts out sustainability […]
May 9, 2021

Photos: That Minnesota home with the caves? Real estate agents hosted an open house

Real Estate An open house was held at the Plummer pump house Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the […]
May 9, 2021

Viewing photos that are stored in outdated digital formats

Q: I found an old floppy disk with pictures of my grandfather. But the picture files have the suffix “.max” and I don’t have the […]
May 9, 2021

Incompetence can become your Titanic

The Titanic was state of the art. No expense had been spared to make sure that it would be unsinkable. The officers were unconcerned by […]
May 9, 2021

Xcel, CenterPoint make millions while customers get stuck with bills after February storm

Despite racking up huge natural gas costs from a historic storm in February, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy both posted strong profits during the first […]
May 9, 2021

Martell CEO leads startup's push to commercialize breast cancer blood test

CEO Michelle Edwards is leading Martell Diagnostic Laboratories’ commercialization of its new diagnostic test for managing breast cancer treatment. Martell raised $2 million from angel […]
May 9, 2021

America's bridges need greater investment to survive

In the debate over President Joe Biden’s infrastructure and climate bill, it was perhaps inevitable that some policymakers would object to including anything other than […]
May 9, 2021

Getting women back to work is key to a strong economic recovery, labor secretary says

Millions of women have left the workforce during the pandemic as schools stopped in-person learning. In an NPR interview, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says the […]