December 18, 2020

EU says EU-UK face weekend 'last attempt' to get trade deal

BRUSSELS — The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a “last attempt” to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, with […]
December 18, 2020

Cargill idles Canadian beef plant due to COVID-19 outbreak

Cargill Inc. is temporarily closing an Ontario beef plant due to a new COVID-19 outbreak. Local health officials on Thursday said 82 out of the […]
December 18, 2020

Winter travel raises more fears of viral spread

Tens of millions of people are expected to travel to family gatherings or winter vacations over Christmas, despite pleas by public health experts who fear […]
December 18, 2020

Shutdown deadline looms over COVID-19 relief talks

Updated: 4:20 p.m. With a key issue proving difficult to resolve, a midnight government shutdown loomed ominously closer Friday though congressional negotiators seemed tantalizingly close […]
December 18, 2020

Ask a Bookseller: Let’s talk about money

Chuck Neal of Chapters Bookstore in Miami, Oklahoma recommended a nonfiction title on a ubiquitous topic this week: “Money: the True Story of a Made-up […]
December 18, 2020

Minnesota moves ahead with 'clean car' rules

Minnesota officials are moving forward with “clean cars” standards, a plan intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase electric vehicle options for consumers, while […]
December 18, 2020

County preps to distribute state COVID-19 relief funds

Close to half of the funds set aside by the Minnesota Legislature in a relief package passed by both chambers Monday night, Dec. 14, will […]
December 18, 2020

State cracking down on bars and restaurants opening against order

A few customers were eating and drinking inside the Shafer Saloon Bar and Grill just outside Taylors Falls, Minn., Thursday afternoon when the phone rang. […]
December 18, 2020

Additional Minnesota bar defies COVID-19 restrictions

Minnesota public safety officials have issued another liquor license suspension notice as more businesses are defying Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order barring indoor service at […]
December 18, 2020

The Latest: Coronavirus vaccine provided to US Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The justices on the U.S. Supreme Court are being provided with doses of the coronavirus vaccine. That is according to a letter by […]