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Financial snag hits Fort Snelling Upper Post affordable housing project
About a year ago, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources struck a deal with Plymouth-based Dominium. Now Dominium said it's worried it may not get essential financing through bonds authorized by the federal government and distributed by the state.
Ask a 'sotan: Why do Minnesotans call soda 'pop'?
Pop, soda, coke — those words get thrown around in various parts of the country when talking about soft drinks. Minnesota is widely known for its use of “pop”, and a titan in the restaurant world wants to know why.
Dozens of crashes reported on snowy roads in Minnesota, including I-35 pileup near Owatonna
A burst of snow sparked dozens of crashes on Minnesota highways Thursday morning — including a pileup of more than two dozen vehicles that closed northbound Interstate Hwy. 35 near Owatonna.
Why Kmart still stands at Lake and Nicollet as other Minnesota outlets close down
Two of the last three Kmart stores in Minnesota are set to close Sunday. That means the Minneapolis store that blocks Nicollet Avenue at Lake Street, as it has for more than four decades, will be the retailer’s sole remaining outpost in the state.
Divided St. Paul City Council passes budget with property tax increase
St. Paul homeowners will soon find out whether they’ll pay more in property taxes and by how much. City Council members passed the city’s 2020 budget that includes a 5.85 percent levy increase by one vote.
Fight over filming kids outside Bloomington mosque heads to court
A Bloomington woman argues she has a First Amendment right to film activity at a public playground next to the Dar Al Farooq mosque. Supporters of a city ordinance prohibiting that filming say mosque opponents want to harass and intimidate.
Carlson to end his historic run in MN House
Veteran state Rep. Lyndon Carlson, DFL-Crystal, says he will not run for reelection in 2020. He’s the longest serving state legislator in Minnesota history.
America will import more sugar this year than it has in 4 decades
America's supply of sugar is shrinking because of a poor sugar beet harvest in the northern Midwest. As a result, the U.S. will import more sugar this year than it has in almost 40 years.