February 24, 2021

'Water protectors' create blockades to Line 3 worksites in Minnesota state forest

DULUTH — Protesters known as “water protectors” blockaded Enbridge Line 3 worksites Wednesday morning, Feb. 23, in the Savanna State Forest in northeastern Minnesota. At […]
February 24, 2021

Good news for renters? Twin Cities apartment vacancies are rising

Urban apartment owners bore the brunt of the global pandemic and urban unrest in the Twin Cities last year, providing relief for some renters. At […]
February 24, 2021

The Latest: Biden plans to get face masks to hard-hit areas

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus. It’s part of his effort […]
February 24, 2021

Sure, retirement savings for many held up in 2020. We should still do better.

Sometimes even the good news stories in this era of COVID-19 don’t turn out to be all that good, and so it is with the […]
February 24, 2021

Duluth Transit Authority reiterates changes coming in March

The Duluth Transit Authority is implementing a series of changes March 7 to fares aimed at reducing costs for riders. The changes were approved and […]
February 24, 2021

Baking, spending on farm animals drove profits higher at Land O'Lakes in 2020

Spending on comforts lifted the financial performance last year for Land O’Lakes Inc., one of the nation’s largest farmer cooperatives, as it delivered more products […]
February 24, 2021

Minnesotans who got extra unemployment payments could see big tax bills this year

In March of last year, Jen Fuller was working at both the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and at Minneapolis Public Schools. Then COVID-19 hit, […]
February 24, 2021

Best Buy will give employees time off for COVID-19 vaccine, announces bonuses

Best Buy, like many other companies that employ front-line workers, said it will give employees who get the COVID-19 vaccine paid time off. The Richfield-based […]
February 24, 2021

The Latest: Fauci: NIH to study 'long-haul' virus symptoms

WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health is launching research to understand the causes and consequences of the lingering brain fog, breathing problems and malaise […]
February 24, 2021

Minnesota Supreme Court hands victory to PolyMet copper mine

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed an appeals court’s rejection of a critical air emissions permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine […]