Xcel CEO: Corporations Can Do More to Hire Veterans
Among those testifying in Washington Wednesday on ways to hire more military veterans was the chairman of Xcel Energy.
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Among those testifying in Washington Wednesday on ways to hire more military veterans was the chairman of Xcel Energy.
It was beautiful weather to enjoy a long weekend outdoors and a perfectly timed break for a lot of us who feel like the summer has already flown by. Finally, a chance to stop and smell the roses and in my case, pick 25 pounds of strawberries.
An old spot to get classic Italian food in the Twin Cities is now being named one of the best drive-ins in the country. The Dari-ette in St. Paul has been named one of the top 11 by Thrillist.com.
Authorities have identified the two who died in a Tuesday afternoon crash in St. Louis County. The State Patrol said at about 3:39 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 194 and Berquist Road, 29-year-old Lon-Lee Lindquist, of Cloquet, and 46-year-old Troy Berens, of Floodwood, died when their Chevrolet truck crashed into a westbound GMC truck that had drifted into their eastbound lane.
The family of a missing Minnesota woman has some closure, five months after a loved one disappeared. Now, police in Colorado are opening a criminal investigation. They think someone knows more about the death of Leann "Annie" Meyer, whose body was found last Thursday in a rural area in Colorado.
In the tiny Minnesota tourist town of Dorset, the mayor is a short guy known for his fondness of ice cream and fishing. He's got the county's top cop in his pocket. And he's 4 years old.
Fifteen teachers from five states are spending the week on Lake Ontario as part of a research program. The teachers, from elementary to high school, are aboard the Lake Guardian, a research vessel operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A quarterly check-up on Minnesota's tax collections will also offer a glimpse of how the state's economy is faring moving forward. The update was due out Wednesday from the Department of Minnesota Management and Budget.
A 7-year-old boy is recovering in St. Paul after police say he was run over while riding his bike Tuesday night by a driver who tried to flee the scene.
The head girls basketball coach at Sibley East is accused of inappropriately recording video of his hairstylist while he was getting a haircut.
Until something happens, like a deadly fire or a reality show on the A&E network, hoarding is generally hidden.
We will never grow pineapples or enjoy lakeside palm trees in Minnesota. But now we can "hang 10." Stand up paddle boarding has exploded in popularity over the past few years.
Aimee Jo Ashford was diagnosed with ovarian cancer earlier this year, and credits her friends in the show choir for getting her through her battle. So when a wish-granting charity asked the 17-year-old Totino Grace student for her request, her immediate instinct was to give back.
Minnesota lawmakers are considering tough new laws to fight what they call the growing epidemic of dangerous "designer drugs."
