September 5, 2020

Minneapolis solar installation mixing art and clean energy

ST. PAUL, Minn. — An eight-story, block-long solar installation unlike any other now overlooks Minneapolis’ busy Uptown neighborhood. Wavy ribbons of tilted panels, each colored […]
September 5, 2020

A lifetime of collecting goes up for auction in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Wis. — The passion was gone in an instant for Darvin Frey. For years he has been all-in on his massive, eclectic collection. There’s […]
September 5, 2020

Market review: Amazon shares fall as tech stocks take a beating

Tech tumble Amazon shares fell 2.2% to $3,294.62 Friday as the Nasdaq notched its worst week since March as investors dumped heavyweight technology stocks. Apple, […]
September 5, 2020

Asia Today: Victoria police brace for anti-lockdown rallies

MELBOURNE, Australia — Police in Australia’s hardest-hit Victoria stare are urging people to stay away from Saturday rallies protesting the lockdown in Melbourne, as the […]
September 5, 2020

Jobless rate falls to 8.4% as half of lost jobs have returned

U.S. unemployment dropped sharply in August from 10.2% to a still-high 8.4%, with about half the 22 million jobs lost to the coronavirus outbreak recovered […]
September 5, 2020

Hyundai now says recalled vehicles should be parked outside

DETROIT — Hyundai has reversed itself on a recall to fix a defect that could cause engine fires and is now telling owners of more […]
September 4, 2020

State to begin sending $300 payments to jobless this weekend

The state of Minnesota will start distributing an extra $300 a week in unemployment payments to out-of-work residents this weekend. The funds, which are from […]
September 4, 2020

Twin Cities short-term rental market takes a beating: 'Our whole business shifted'

On a good month, the upper floor of Michael and Krista Browne’s Minneapolis duplex near the University of Minnesota and Stone Arch Bridge could pull […]
September 4, 2020

27-story apartment tower eyed for downtown Minneapolis

A pair of Illinois developers want to build a 27-story apartment tower in downtown Minneapolis on the same block as a 22-story tower the companies […]
September 4, 2020

Dueling versions of reality define 1st week of fall campaign

NEW YORK — On the campaign trail with President Donald Trump, the pandemic is largely over, the economy is roaring back, and murderous mobs are […]