December 5, 2020

New index shows riskiest places for Minnesota's natural hazards

The Minnesota counties facing the greatest risks from a clobbering by nature’s hazards — from ice storms to straight-line winds — are Ramsey, Hennepin, Freeborn […]
December 5, 2020

Mexican president's cousin managed to get oil contracts

The Mexican government pledged Saturday to investigate how a cousin of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador managed to get two contracts with the state-owned oil […]
December 5, 2020

Midway Road will get series of left-turn lanes in 2023

The left-turn lanes will be constructed at Midway Road intersections with North Cloquet, Stark and Arrowhead roads. The county received $1 million in federal funding […]
December 5, 2020

Magellan storage tank explosion injures 7 in Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Seven Magellan Midstream Partners employees were injured, four critically, when a storage tank at a Magellan plant in Corpus Christi exploded […]
December 5, 2020

A bleak outlook for millions facing cutoff of US jobless aid

INDIANAPOLIS — Tina Morton recently faced a choice: Pay bills — or buy a birthday gift for a child? Derrisa Green is falling further behind […]
December 5, 2020

Hartford Courant, oldest US newspaper, to close its offices

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Hartford Courant, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, plans to close the newsroom and offices it has been […]
December 5, 2020

Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care

BOISE, Idaho — Soldiers triaging patients in parking lots in a capital city is normally the stuff of science fiction. Yet that’s the reality in […]
December 5, 2020

Kia recalling 295,000 vehicles due to risk of engine fires

DETROIT — Kia is recalling nearly 295,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the engines can stall or catch fire. The recall comes just a week […]
December 5, 2020

Doug Baker wraps up stellar CEO run at Ecolab. What's his second act?

Ecolab CEO Doug Baker, who retires this month, may be the best-performing big-company boss in Minnesota over the last 16 years. “I’m not going to […]
December 5, 2020

How to find a financial adviser for a one-time planning session

Q: How can I find a financial adviser to meet with me once for advice as opposed to ongoing management that charges a percentage of […]