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VW pleads guilty in emissions scandal; 6 employees indicted

VW pleads guilty in emissions scandal; 6 employees indicted

In announcing the federal indictments and plea deal Wednesday in Washington, the Justice Department detailed an elaborate and wide-ranging scheme to commit fraud and then cover it up.
by Associated Press

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Latest broadband funds to boost internet for 16,000 Minnesota households

It's the latest chapter in one of Gov. Mark Dayton's top priorities for his final term in office. More than $66 million in broadband funding since 2014 has helped expand access across Minnesota.
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2016 was a bright year for solar energy in Minnesota

2016 was a bright year for solar energy in Minnesota

Minnesota's solar energy capacity is skyrocketing. It took about 10 years to go from virtually nothing to 35 megawatts of capacity in 2015, but last year that jumped to 250 megawatts.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Tribes threaten to pull out of oil tax agreement with North Dakota

A Native American tribe whose land accounts for about a fifth of North Dakota's oil production has renewed threats to pull out of a revenue-sharing agreement with the state, saying a reduction in taxes on the industry violates the accord.
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Polaris plans to drop unprofitable Victory Motorcycle brand

Polaris announced Monday that it is shutting down the unprofitable Victory brand after 18 years. The motorcycles were produced at the Minneapolis-based company's Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Spearfish, South Dakota, plants.
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Here's where your electronic waste is landing. It's not pretty

Here's where your electronic waste is landing. It's not pretty

The Center for Investigative Reporting followed the global trail of America's electronic cast-offs. Here's what they found.
by MPR News Staff

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Forest Service OKs land swap for proposed PolyMet mine

Forest Service OKs land swap for proposed PolyMet mine

The exchange of thousands of acres in northeast Minnesota gives PolyMet the surface land it needs to dig its proposed open-pit copper-nickel mine. But it still needs additional state and federal approval to proceed.
by Dan Kraker

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How the Twin Cities can attract and retain professionals of color

A survey collected by Greater MSP asked professionals of color what they like and, more importantly, what they don't like about living in the Twin Cities in order to understand why minorities are leaving the community.
by MPR News Staff

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