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When your shared Netflix account outlasts the relationship

When your shared Netflix account outlasts the relationship

Sharing of online streaming video and music passwords among sweethearts is a territorial marker, like wearing a boyfriend's sweater. But what happens to custody of the accounts when the love is gone?
by Yuki Noguchi

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Amazon ditches New York headquarters

Amazon ditches New York headquarters

Amazon will not be building a new headquarters in New York, a stunning reversal after a yearlong search.
by Associated Press

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As lawmakers work to avert a shutdown, some Minnesotans are still feeling the effects of the last impasse

Congress is preparing to vote on a bill that would avert another partial government shutdown. One person still feeling the effects of the last budget impasse is Shannon Berns, a consultant who works with one of Minnesota's Small Business Development Centers.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Forever' chemicals leave costly water problem in Bemidji, cities across the country

'Forever' chemicals leave costly water problem in Bemidji, cities across the country

The north-central Minnesota city is just one of many cities across the United States dealing with the expensive environmental fallout from PFAS, which are known for being some of the most resilient chemicals ever created.
by Kirsti Marohn

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In allowing Line 3 appeal, Walz wades into most contentious issue yet

In allowing Line 3 appeal, Walz wades into most contentious issue yet

Just a month into the job, Gov. Tim Walz waded into one of the state's most contentious battlegrounds Tuesday with the announcement that he will continue an appeal of an oil pipeline project his predecessor began last year.
by Dan Kraker

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Snow brings loads of work for clearing crews

Snow brings loads of work for clearing crews

For Minnesota's public works departments and private snow removal companies, this winter's record-breaking precipitation has meant brisk business, long hours and trying to figure out what to do with those piles of snow.
by Kirsti Marohn

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History Forum: The history of fake news in the U.S.

History Forum: The history of fake news in the U.S.

Professor Michelle Nickerson tells us about the centuries-long history of "fake news" in the United States.
by MPR News Staff

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