April 28, 2022

Tentative deal at Capitol on hero pay, unemployment fund

Updated 1:55 p.m. A long-stalled deal to repair the state’s unemployment insurance fund and deliver hero checks to some frontline pandemic workers has been struck […]
April 27, 2022

Hit with $7,146 for two hospital bills, a family sought health care in Mexico

Claudia and Jesús Fierro of Yuma, Ariz., review their medical bills. They pay $1,000 a month for health insurance yet still owed more than $7,000 […]
April 26, 2022

Minnesota's first Black-owned bank opens in Minneapolis

The state’s financial community marked a milestone Tuesday morning as the first ever Black-owned Minnesota bank opened its doors in Minneapolis, vowing to address the […]
April 25, 2022

Elon Musk has an agreement to acquire Twitter for about $44 billion

Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said. The outspoken Tesla CEO, the world’s wealthiest person, […]
April 22, 2022

Despite U.S. sanctions, oil traders help Russian oil reach global markets

Activists demonstrate in front of a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea this spring. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russian oil. However, […]
April 22, 2022

Coping with skyrocketing new and used car prices

If you’ve thought about buying a new car, you probably noticed two things: fewer cars on lots and skyrocketing prices. The average price for a […]
April 21, 2022

Why your USPS mail package delivery is about to get slower

A U.S. Postal Service truck drives in Philadelphia. The service is about to set longer delivery standards for first-class packages, in a move that its […]
April 20, 2022

Avian influenza deaths in wild birds raise concern about changing virus

Various strains of avian influenza are common in wild ducks and geese. The group of viruses causing the current outbreak was first identified in 1996 […]
April 20, 2022

Bird flu spreads from flocks to raptors; what's next?

You’ve likely heard about the growing outbreak of bird flu. The latest report from the Minnesota Board of Animal Health says more than 2 million […]
April 19, 2022

State officials say good preparation limiting impact of avian flu

Gov. Tim Walz and Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith say they expect the current avian flu outbreak to last for another four to six […]