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Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103
Kirk Douglas, the muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films and helped fatally weaken the Hollywood blacklist, has died at 103, People magazine reported.
Land O’Lakes CEO: Close the rural-urban gap with high-speed internet
After boom years of growing markets and ethanol, the agriculture sector is hurting, and a lack of access to broadband internet is making it tough for farmers to modernize their businesses, raise their families and stay healthy, said CEO Beth Ford.
Report: Median Twin Cities home price rose to a record $280,000 in 2019
The median home selling price has now increased by more than 5 percent every year since 2012, according to the latest annual market report from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors.
In second Line 3 approval, state regulators take up safety, spills — and climate change
Minnesota utility regulators have once again given their blessing to Line 3, the oil pipeline replacement project Enbridge Energy has proposed for northern Minnesota — but not before having a sometimes heated discussion about the project's impact on climate change.
Advocates eye community land trusts to increase access to homeownership
The 13 nonprofit community land trusts throughout the state collectively have 1,250 homes in their portfolios. One land trust in Minneapolis mostly serves households that make between $25,000 and $50,000 a year.
Rush Limbaugh says he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
"This has happened, and my intention is to come here every day I can," the conservative talk show host told his listeners on Monday. He said the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions.
Minnesota utility regulators give key approvals to Line 3 pipeline project
Months after a court decision threw its future into question, the Line 3 pipeline replacement project is moving closer to regaining the permits it needs to begin construction.