Ecolab: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ecolab Inc. (ECL) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $412.1 million. The Saint Paul, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of $1.43 per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were $1.34 per share. ...

3M: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — 3M Co. (MMM) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $928 million. The St Paul, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of $1.67 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.39 per share. The...

Attempt to expedite ethics probe of Minnesota state senator charged with burglary fails on tie vote

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Republican attempt to expedite an ethics investigation of a Democratic Minnesota state senator who's facing a felony burglary charge failed on a tie vote Wednesday. Sen. Nicole Mitchell was absent as the Senate met for the first time since her arrest early...

Orioles homer 3 more times in an 11-3 rout of Minnesota; they can sweep the series Wednesday

BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg and Ryan O'Hearn homered, Grayson Rodriguez pitched six solid innings and the Baltimore Orioles trounced the Minnesota Twins 11-3 on Tuesday night. Colton Cowser had two more hits for the Orioles, who have taken the first two games...

Twins place Carlos Correa on the 10-day injured list with an oblique injury

DETROIT (AP) — Twins shortstop Carlos Correa was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday, a day after sustaining an oblique injury in Minnesota's 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Correa was hitting .306 with a homer and four RBIs in 11 games and had an .876 OPS. The two-time...

13-year-old girl detained after shooting sends Minnesota boy to the hospital

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Police in Minnesota have detained a 13-year-old girl after a shooting that left a boy hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head. Officers responded to the shooting just before 9 p.m. Friday and found the badly wounded boy, according to St. Paul police....

'Ozempig' remains Minnesota baseball team's mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming

For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St. Paul Saints quickly found out that not everyone was amused by the pig's name,...

Minnesota teen gets 4 years as accomplice in fatal robbery that led to police shooting of Amir Locke

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A teenager has been sentenced to four years for his role in a St. Paul killing that prompted police in Minneapolis to execute a search warrant that led to the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by a police officer in a case that focused scrutiny on the use of no-knock warrants. ...

H. B. Fuller: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — H. B. Fuller Co. (FUL) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $31 million. The St Paul, Minnesota-based company said it had net income of 55 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 67 cents per...

A second man is charged in connection with the 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn by Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz'