Klobuchar On High Gas Prices
Gas prices have skyrocketed in Minnesota over the past few days, and US Senator Amy Klobuchar is asking the Department of Energy to find ways to prevent the situation from happening again. The high gas …
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Gas prices have skyrocketed in Minnesota over the past few days, and US Senator Amy Klobuchar is asking the Department of Energy to find ways to prevent the situation from happening again. The high gas …
18 May 13Two people were hurt Thursday afternoon when an SUV collided head-on with a semi-truck on Highway 15 in Martin County. The crash occurred at around 12:30pm just south of Northrop. 31-year-old Amanda Hallett of Spencer, …
17 May 13A fire at a home in North Mankato on Thursday is being blamed on a smoldering cigarette. The fire at the residence on Lyndale Street apparently started on the back deck of the home after …
17 May 13A Redwood Falls man who led police on a high-speed chase through Renville and Redwood Counties last year will serve 35-months in prison for the crime. 46-year-old Brian Noel Hester was sentenced on Monday in …
17 May 13No sales tax on clothing or consumer goods or services, a top bracket income tax increase, and a $1.60 per-pack hike in the cigarette tax. Those are key features of a tax deal Governor Dayton …
17 May 13The state Senate majority leader says a proposed increase in the state minimum wage is not likely to happen this session because Democrats in the House and Senate can’t agree how much to raise it. …
17 May 13Minnesota employers eliminated 11,400 jobs in April. The state’s unemployment rate fell to 5.3% last month, and remains well below the national rate of 7.5%. The Department of Employment and Economic Development’s Steve Hine says …
17 May 13Officials will set more than 14,000 gypsy moth traps across Minnesota this spring as part of the state’s annual monitoring program for the destructive tree pest. Gypsy moth caterpillars eat the leaves of many trees …
17 May 13High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …