7+ hour, 17+ min ago   (158+ words) The federal government is seeking to prevent a Minneapolis distributor from operating until it complies with federal health and safety requirements. A lawsuit alleges Gold Star Distribution repeatedly stored federally regulated products under unsanitary conditions. Authorities reported evidence of rodents,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (184+ words) Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power must strengthen its customer protections under a settlement with Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office. The agreement resolves a lawsuit involving a customer whose electricity was disconnected despite documented reliance on life-sustaining medical equipment. Minnesota…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (134+ words) Thousands of Minnesota nursing-home employees are receiving higher minimum wages under standards that took effect September 10. The new minimum is $19 an hour for general nursing-home workers. Certified nursing assistants must receive at least $22.50, trained medication aides must receive $23.50 and licensed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (135+ words) Minnesota drivers are paying considerably more for gasoline during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Triple-A reports the statewide average for regular unleaded is approximately 3-dollars-and-98-cents a gallon. That is about 86 cents higher than the 3-dollar-and-12-cent average recorded one…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (152+ words) Minnesota can continue enforcing its new ban on artificial-intelligence tools that generate realistic nude images of identifiable people. Federal Judge Donovan Frank rejected xAI’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have suspended the law while the company’s constitutional challenge…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (131+ words) Minnesota students will continue receiving free school breakfast and lunch, but federal SNAP cuts could increase the program’s cost to the state. Federal school-meal reimbursements are partly based on how many students qualify for SNAP and other assistance programs. As…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (100+ words) A measure delaying new federal restrictions on hemp products is headed to President Trump’s desk. The provision is included in a bipartisan government-funding bill passed by Congress. It postpones the federal hemp ban until December 11th, 2026, while still prohibiting synthetic hemp…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (166+ words) A Minnesota used-car dealer has agreed to pay 100-thousand dollars and change its sales practices to resolve consumer-protection allegations. Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office accused Midwest Car Search and owner Scott Spiczka of falsely advertising vehicles as certified and adding…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (99+ words) Voting is underway in the 2026 “Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota” contest. Sixty-four Minnesota-made products are competing in a bracket-style tournament organized by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by B-M-O. Minnesotans can vote through five rounds of head-to-head matchups....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (147+ words) The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association is receiving national recognition for helping expand access to E-15 fuel, commonly sold as Unleaded 88. The American Coalition for Ethanol presented the association with its 2026 Paul Dana Marketing Vision Award during its annual conference in Minneapolis. The…...