July 9, 2021

Going after the ‘small-squares’ after Gov. Kristi Noem opens up South Dakota ditches

Gov Kristi Noem, on June 29, 2021, signed an executive order authorizing earlier-than-usual ditch hay harvesting because of the drought. South Dakota has 82,501 miles […]
July 9, 2021

St. Jude Medical to pay $27 million in Justice Dept. settlement on heart devices

The U.S. Department of Justice says that St. Jude Medical has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly sold defective […]
July 9, 2021

Hermantown farmer-artists embrace their small roots on 6-acre plot

The Hermantown farm run by spouse-team Rebecca Gramdorf and Peter Taylor is nestled on 6 acres. Their garden beds are spread out — a high […]
July 9, 2021

Neighbors ask for environmental review of proposed Woodland housing development

Jen Marksteiner, who lives on Vassar Street, just west of the 16-acre property intended to accommodate new housing, swung into action, circulating a petition that […]
July 9, 2021

52 dead in Bangladesh factory fire as workers locked inside

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside […]
July 9, 2021

Stocks solidly higher as investors turn to company earnings

Stocks were solidly higher Friday, but the market is on track to end this holiday-shortened week mostly unchanged as investors remain in a holding pattern. […]
July 9, 2021

Spain, Portugal frustrated by shifting virus travel policies

LISBON, Portugal — Spain’s top diplomat pushed back Friday against French cautions over vacationing in the Iberian peninsula, as southern Europe’s holiday hotspots worry that […]
July 9, 2021

Minnetonka therapist turns clean food lifestyle into growing business venture

When Laura Meemken and her husband Michael learned their children suffered from food allergies, conjuring different meals became a challenge. “There weren’t simple meal solutions […]
July 9, 2021

GM recall: Side air bags can explode in Chevy, GMC pickups

DETROIT — General Motors is recalling more than 400,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the side air bags can explode without warning and spew […]
July 9, 2021

Biden set to sign competition order targeting big business

President Joe Biden is set to sign on Friday an executive order that the White House bills as an effort to target anticompetitive practices in […]