Wayzata High School Opts Out Of Federal Lunch Program
Any parent will tell you that trying to get kids to eat healthier is tricky business, particularly for teenagers.
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Any parent will tell you that trying to get kids to eat healthier is tricky business, particularly for teenagers.
The winter of 2013 was the coldest in 50 years. And before it was over, businesses and homeowners faced a fuel crisis like never before. That's why the Gov. Mark Dayton called a "Propane Summit" with industry reps, railroads and farmers on Tuesday.
For the first time in years, Apple's iPhones aren't the star of the show. Apple unveiled a smartwatch on Tuesday, a wearable device that marks the company's first major entry in a new product category since the iPad's debut in 2010.
Wearable tech has become big business. Fitbit and Jawbone are just two of the products people are wearing to track their physical activity and monitor their progress. It was only a matter of time before somebody tried to do it for pets.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a Minneapolis-based hedge fund manager of bilking investors.
Packaged food giant General Mills is buying Annie's, the maker of rabbit-shaped mac and cheese, adding to its natural and organic packaged offerings as consumers' tastes change. General Mills Inc., the company behind Pillsbury dough, Progresso soups, Yoplait yogurts and Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, is trying to cut cost and has tweaked its recipes as sales stagnate.
The Minnesota Department of Commerce says this year's Great Minnesota Get-Together was a huge success for consumers finding missing money. On Unclaimed Property Day, $71,000 was found for fairgoers in one day and 10 times the amount -- $715,000 – was found over the entirety of the fair.
Officials in Brainerd, Minn., have extended a boil order for another week, or until further notice. The extension comes after Brainerd Public Utilities and the Minnesota Department of Health evaluated the latest tests, a note on the city's website says.
The state of Minnesota has begun taking applications from entrepreneurs interested in opening medical cannabis manufacturing facilities, and the potential applicants include members of the family that owns Bachman's Inc., the Minneapolis-based chain of floral and garden shops.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is holding a land auction on Oct. 9. The DNR says plans to offer 30 parcels, all located in northern Minnesota. The parcels range in size from a half acre to 102 acres and offer opportunities for hunting and recreation, as well as cabin and residential development along prime lakeshore.
Farmers, pharmacists and entrepreneurs, take note: It's time to apply to grow and cultivate marijuana for the state's new medical marijuana program. Minnesota is seeking two manufacturers to grow, cultivate and supply the drug to patients starting in July 2015. The state was expected to post its request for applications Friday.
Fast food workers and union supporters briefly took over a Minneapolis McDonald's restaurant Thursday. It was part of a nationwide protest in 150 cities by fast food workers demanding a $15-an-hour minimum wage.
Two of the four restaurants in Dorset -- a town of just 22 people in northern Minnesota -- were reportedly damaged by fire overnight as severe storms rolled through the area. The general manager of the Dorset House restaurant said that she had been informed that the restaurant was consumed by flames, but hadn't been there to see the damage herself yet. Witnesses said that the neighboring Compañeros was also damaged by fire.
A Twin Cities couple calls their experience with an insurance company a lesson that all homeowners should learn. David Hettlinger and his wife are still trying to recover from a storm two summers ago.
Home Depot became the latest target of a possible payment breach--a week after Dairy Queen announced it was hit by hackers.
