Elk River City Council nixes change that would have allowed for data center
The Elk River City Council on Monday night voted against an ordinance amendment that would have allowed for a proposed data center project in the community.
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The Elk River City Council on Monday night voted against an ordinance amendment that would have allowed for a proposed data center project in the community.
Health, the environment, and money were major talking points in Elk River on Monday night as the city, like dozens of others in Minnesota, debated how to handle data centers. As Ashley Grams reports, the City Council effectively said no to a proposed data center.
A lawsuit filed against the City of Eagan is asking a Minnesota court to void the Twin Cities suburb's data center moratorium.
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, officials are pausing data center development for one year, with vocal neighbors arguing that the risk posed by a controversial project outweigh the threat of litigation.
The Inver Grove Heights City Council on Friday voted in favor of a year-long moratorium on data center construction and it could cost them millions. As Conor Wight reports, a local developer is set to sue the group, and a coalition of people are calling for state officials to press pause on the developments.
On Thursday, Minneapolis pressed pause on building new data centers. But as Jason Rantala explains, there's one area of the city where it doesn't apply.
Minneapolis city leaders approved a five-month pause on new data center development Thursday, adding the state's largest city to a growing debate over the economic benefits and potential impacts of the rapidly expanding industry.
The heaviest demand on America's water supply isn't data centers or AI. It's from everyday uses such as growing food, watering lawns and flushing toilets.
Timothy Jones believes the data center would be a death sentence for his brewery, joining a chorus of neighbors who stand firmly in opposition to the proposal.
Most Americans expect data centers to negatively impact the environment, local resources, although some see economic benefits
The City Council in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, chose to push their final decision on data centers to Friday, prompting boos during its Monday meeting.
A proposed data center in Elk River, Minnesota, is drawing major backlash from residents.
Dozens of people in Elk River pushed back against a data center proposed for the city on Monday night. As Ubah Ali reports, neighbors say no amount of money is worth it.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a ruling Monday that slowed the development of a proposed 500,000-square-foot data center in Faribault.
The data center debate is leading to legal battles for some Minnesota cities. Ashley Grams explains how Faribault is one of three cities dealing with data center decisions.
The rush to build thousands of U.S. data centers is driving demand for some workers, though economists project fewer permanent jobs.
On Monday evening, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, officials hit pause on a proposed data center.
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Eddi Phillips is one of more than 250 artists opening their doors for the first-ever National Craft Open Studios Weekend, organized by the American Craft Council.
A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a scheme prosecutors said bilked a now-defunct Minnesota housing program out of millions of dollars.
A federal agent in Minnesota who pleaded guilty to transporting child sexual abuse material was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday members of the Royal Canadian Air Force successfully evacuated 11 Minnesota teenagers and four staff members from wildfires north of the border.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state leaders moved Wednesday to extend a peacetime emergency amid raging wildfires in the northern part of the state and southern Canada.
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WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says an air quality alert is in effect until Friday morning as plumes of smoky air from wildfires up north keep sagging south.
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Earlier this month, 10 more Ramsey County communities and all of Washington County are now able to participate, with more rollouts to come.