As national gas average nears $5, Minnesotans are rethinking summer travel
As statewide averages near $4.75 Friday, many are making the decision to host a vacation closer to home.
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As statewide averages near $4.75 Friday, many are making the decision to host a vacation closer to home.
The stock market took a deep dive on Friday after the CPI was released: the S&P 500 dropped 117 points, or 2.9%, to 3,901. The Dow Jones industrial Average dropped 2.7%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sank 3.5%.
Gas prices continue to reach record levels. On Friday, the national average teetered on the edge of $5 a gallon. So, does it make financial sense to switch to an EV?
There's an option to save 10 cents a gallon on gas many drivers might not realize they can use -- and it can be found at hundreds of gas stations in Minnesota.
With the cause of the break still unknown, the city plans to work with a third-party consultant to investigate, and will allow homeowners in on the selection process.
The actions come after a pronounced spending shift by Americans, from investments in their homes to money spent on travel, nights out for dinner and dressier clothes, a change that arrived much faster than major retailers had anticipated.
The ship weaves through the Great Lakes, down the East Coast to Mexico, through the Panama Canal and along the western coast of South America before its final destination of Antarctica.
Some St. Louis Park homeowners are sharing their frustration with the city again Monday as they deal with two rounds of flooding in two weeks.
Minnesotans are grappling with record high prices at the gas pump. This week, prices average $4.59 a gallon, up more than 30 cents from last week's average. It's below the national average of $4.87, but one station in Crystal is circling the $5 mark, at $4.94.
There are four drive-thru lanes. One is in the traditional style, where you order your food from the screen and pick it up from the window. The other lanes are for pre-orders via the app, or for delivery drivers.
On Sunday, a gallon of regular unleaded gas cost nearly $4.60, on average, in Minnesota. That's actually behind the national average of $4.85.
Minnesota gas prices have reached another record milestone.
Mark Kulda with the Insurance Federation of Minnesota says we've had three storms this month alone that have each caused more than $25 million in damage -- which he says is "very unusual."
The person sickened was not hospitalized and has since recovered, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Starting Wednesday, the public will be able to check in to Minnesota's first five-star hotel.
