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Billboards seek new clues to TV anchor's 1995 disappearance

Billboards seek new clues to TV anchor's 1995 disappearance

Billboards are going up around Mason City, Iowa, asking the public for clues in the long-unsolved disappearance of Minnesota native Jodi Huisentruit.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Trump administration imposes steel, aluminum tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico

Trump administration imposes steel, aluminum tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico

The tariffs -- 25 percent on imports of steel and 10 percent on aluminum -- have been threatened for months, and will likely lead to retaliatory measures.

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Polaris dives into boat business, buys largest U.S. pontoon builder

Best known for snowmobiles and off-road vehicles, Minnesota-based Polaris Industries said Wednesday it bought its way into the pontoon boat business in a deal valued at $805 million.
by MPR News Staff

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Paulsen pressed on guns, taxes, Trump during town hall forums

Paulsen pressed on guns, taxes, Trump during town hall forums

Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen, who's been accused of avoiding constituents, held three town hall meetings Wednesday. He called the one in Hamel a success, although most who spoke were there to criticize him.
by Mark Zdechlik and Peter Cox

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After 112 years, Norby's Department Store closing forever

For 112 years, Norby's Department Store has been an anchor of downtown Detroit Lakes. Sadly, after being owned and operated by the Norby family for four generations, the store is going out of business.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'I'm not aware of that': Starbucks employees receive racial bias training

'I'm not aware of that': Starbucks employees receive racial bias training

Starbucks closed thousands of stores across the country Tuesday for racial bias training. The sessions were closed to the public, but the company hosted an event for reporters in New York.
by Joel Rose

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Why is Congress rolling back bank regulations?

The world was in the middle of a financial crisis 10 years ago. When the economy stabilized the 2010 Dodd-Frank law was passed to prevent another major financial meltdown. So why did Congress just vote to roll back some of those Dodd-Frank rules?
by Chris Farrell and Elizabeth Shockman

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