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An administrative law judge says Xcel Energy's proposed electricity rate hike should be held to 4.7 percent. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Xcel said Monday that last week's recommendations by Administrative Law Judge Jeanne Cochran would amount to a $127 million rate increase.
A pilot project in the works for this fall replaces those reams of voter sign-in sheets at polling places with electronic rosters. The Legislature approved the e-roster project in a limited number of precincts. The results will determine if it gets expanded more broadly in future elections.
After a long Fourth of July weekend at the cabin, many Minnesotans return home scratching the dozens of mosquito bites all over their bodies. We've all noticed that it seems like they're worst at night, so Cory in Faribault wanted to know: Where do mosquitoes hide in the day? According to Kirk Johnson, an ecologist with the Minnesota Mosquito Control District, it starts 20 minutes before sunset and lasts for about 2.5 hours.
Workers say what wasn't installed inside a western Wisconsin hospital put them in danger while doing their jobs. Four CT technologists have filed a lawsuit claiming they were exposed to excess radiation for years at Hudson Hospital. The lawsuit says construction crews installed the wrong glass inside the room where they read the scans. As Hudson Hospital undergoes a $10 million expansion, it's a small sheet of glass that has shattered the trust of four CT technologists.
On average, a person will pay about $200 for a pair of prescription glasses. Add on a designer name and fancy frames and you'll pay much more. But, some glasses are selling online for as little as $7. WCCO wondered how they measure up.
A possible kidnapping caught on tape at a Wal-Mart Sunday was "nothing more than an attempt at a prank," the Forest Lake Police Department confirmed Monday afternoon.
Dozens of antique cars have been destroyed in a large fire in Hollandale. According to the chief deputy of Freeborn County, fire broke out Monday afternoon in a warehouse in Hollandale, in the southeastern part of the state. Two warehouses were destroyed. One of them held 30 to 40 antique cars. There wasn't enough water in the village system to battle the fire, so fire crews had to truck in water from nearby communities.
Authorities in Colorado are investigating the possible connection between the discovery of human remains and the disappearance of a Colorado woman with Minnesota ties. According to the Park County Sheriff's office in Colorado, authorities were contacted on the evening of July 4 by people who had found human remains by their cabin. Wheat Ridge Police became involved in the investigation on Monday to help Park County officials determine if there's any connection between the remains and missing Wheat Ridge resident Leann Meyer.
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a new Wisconsin law that bans doctors who lack admitting privileges at nearby hospitals from performing abortions.
Gov. Mark Dayton has rejected calls from Republican leaders to call a special legislative session to repeal a controversial tax hike on warehouse services.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a health advisory Monday because of the air pollution caused by the heat. The MPCA says that the ozone concentration is at its highest point during the evening between 5 - 9 p.m. They advise that people should avoid too much outdoor activity during this time of day. Despite the advisory, people are still spending time outside, and many are taking precautions.
Gov. Mark Dayton says a forthcoming renovation to the Minnesota Capitol will no doubt inconvenience the public and the building's tenants. In his words, Dayton the construction will be "miserable for you, for me, for everybody who needs to function here."
This summer, many Minnesota homeowners are dealing with some unwanted guests. Pest control experts are seeing a boom in carpenter ants due to the wet spring.
Police say they have made an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 24-year-old bicyclist last week. Jessica Hanson was struck and killed at the intersection of 28th and Pleasant Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
A 27-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to a March hit-and-run that fatally injured a bicyclist.
