March 3, 2021

After tough year, Minnesota farmers prepare for new direction from Washington

CANTON, Minn. – Bonnie and Vance Haugen’s small Fillmore County dairy farm weathered nearly three decades of relentless market forces, shifting government policies and the […]
March 3, 2021

Official: Dems OK tighter income limits for COVID-19 relief

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed Wednesday to tighten the upper income limits at which people could qualify for stimulus checks, a Democratic […]
March 3, 2021

Best Buy makes deal to provide its senior services on Apple Watch

Best Buy offers an array of services for seniors through its Lively brand, and under a new partnership, those will now be available on Apple […]
March 3, 2021

Health minister condemns blast at Dutch virus test center

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A blast caused by a “homemade device” smashed windows at a coronavirus testing center in a small Dutch town early Wednesday, […]
March 3, 2021

Stocks mostly lower as bond yields resume climb

Stocks were mostly lower in morning trading as another tick up in bond yields gave investors pause. Wall Street continues to look to Washington, where […]
March 3, 2021

Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee to honor civil rights icons

DETROIT — Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. was a young activist emerging from the 1961 sit-ins and Freedom Rides that fought for Black civil rights and […]
March 3, 2021

UK extends job support, tax breaks for pandemic-hit economy

LONDON — Britain’s treasury chief on Wednesday announced an additional 65 billion pounds ($91 billion) of support for an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, […]
March 3, 2021

Tactical shift: Europe seeks vaccine 'overdrive' to catch up

BERLIN — Slow off the blocks in the race to immunize its citizens against COVID-19, Germany faces an unfamiliar problem: a glut of vaccines and […]
March 3, 2021

Faced with Verso closure, mild temperatures, logging industry battles challenging year

But the owner of Hull Forest Products didn’t like that the forecast showed mostly 40-degree days for the rest of the week. Within days, load […]
March 3, 2021

Froemming Earns Real Estate GRI Designation

Minnesota REALTOR® Jana Froemming was recently awarded the highly acclaimed national Graduate REALTOR® Institute designation (GRI). In completing the required curriculum, Jana Froemming, of Realty Group of […]