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Fire burns former Lake Street Kmart building in Minneapolis
Fire crews responded to the call at about 5 a.m. and found flames and thick smoke coming from the vacant Kmart department store at Lake and Nicollet, just west of Interstate 35W. The building was scheduled for demolition next March.
Minnesota unemployment rate unchanged at 3.1 percent in September
Minnesota employers added 8,000 jobs in September while the state’s unemployment rate was unchanged, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Netflix raises prices for its premium plan
Netflix said it's raising the price for its most expensive streaming service by $2 to $23 per month in the U.S., and its lowest-priced, ad-free streaming plan to $12 — another $2 bump.
Feds announce major investments in Minnesota's electric grid
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $150 million in grants to Xcel Energy and Minnesota Power to fund microgrids in Minneapolis and upgrade a major transmission line that carries wind energy from North Dakota.
Israel-Hamas war: How to sort truth from disinformation
Already the information pouring in at your fingertips can be overwhelming during a time like this. To help sort it out, MPR News guest host Emily Bright spoke with Emily Vraga. Vraga is an associate professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota and studies mis- and disinformation.