Category: Minnesota

Harm or Help? Why Companies Are Battling Tariffs Meant to Benefit Them.

Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses they are meant to help.
Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom

Consumer groups say proposals by BlackRock and Blackstone to buy energy companies in Minnesota, New Mexico and Texas could hurt residents.
Mikayla Raines, Who Rescued Foxes and Other Animals, Is Dead at 30

She founded Save a Fox Rescue to care for foxes that had been abandoned or bred for their pelts on fur farms. She gained millions of social media followers along the way.
Minnesota Iron Miners Lost Their Jobs, But Not Their Faith in Trump’s Tariffs

With demand for steel down and a trade war underway, miners in the Iron Range of Minnesota are feeling the hit. But they hope better times are ahead.
Jill Sobule, Singer Behind ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ Dead at 66

Ms. Sobule, 66, died Thursday morning in Woodbury, Minn., her publicist said. She had been scheduled to perform songs from her musical later in the week.
‘All Hockey Hair Team’ Creator Discusses Minnesota High School Tournament

Minnesota’s high school hockey tournament is a fashion show of mullets, perms and bleach. With his “All Hockey Hair Team,” John King chronicles the lettuce and flow.
Chi-Chi’s, Former Mexican Restaurant Chain, Plans a Comeback

The chain, which closed in 2004, is poised for a revival next year after the son of one of the founders reached a deal with Hormel Foods.
Connecticut Couple Charged in $1 Million Theft of Lululemon Goods

Investigators said the couple used trickery and misdirection to steal merchandise from Lululemon stores in at least five states.
Yelloh, Formerly Schwan’s Home Delivery, Closes

Yelloh has parked its fleet of refrigerated trucks. Its downfall, accelerated by a disastrous rebranding, was decades in the making and probably inevitable, experts say.
Watching Their Differences ‘Fade Away’ Like a Snow Globe

Abi Sommers grew up in a conservative family, while Forrest Gray was raised in a household of creatives. Yet when the two met in college nine years ago, each felt an attraction to the other.
Star Tribune to Change Name and Expand Minnesota News Coverage

The newspaper in Minneapolis is expanding its statewide coverage and changing its name to The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Gwen Walz, la esposa calmada y ultracompetente de Tim Walz

Al principio de la carrera política de su marido, intervino para ayudar. Algunos se preguntaron: ¿Por qué no es ella la candidata?