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Energy company: Minnesota leak fixed, plant to reopen soon

Mar. 29, 2023 16:47 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — A faulty pipe that allowed water containing a radioactive isotope of hydrogen to leak at a Minnesota nuclear power plant has been repaired and the plant will return to service in the next week, a spokesman for the energy company said Tuesday. Meanwhile, a...

H. B. Fuller: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 29, 2023 16:41 PM EDT

ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — H. B. Fuller Co. (FUL) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $21.9 million. On a per-share basis, the St Paul, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of 39 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came...

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

Mar. 29, 2023 07:31 AM EDT

Minneapolis Star Tribune. March 27, 2023. Editorial: The case for rental assistance in Minnesota Increased funding in Minnesota would help low-income families, reduce other burdens. In many Minnesota counties, an average of 1 in 7 renters spends more...

Stars get goals from 4 players, beat skidding Blackhawks 4-1

Mar. 29, 2023 00:03 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Seguin, Colin Miller, Joe Pavelski and Luke Glendening scored as the Dallas Stars topped the skidding Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Tuesday night. Dallas improved to 94 points and climbed into a second-place tie with idle Colorado in the tight Central Division....

At trial, Minnesota says e-cigarette maker Juul targets kids

Mar. 28, 2023 19:55 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state's case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “slick products, clever ads and attractive flavors” to hook children on nicotine as the first of thousands of cases against the...

Ingram scores 29 as Pelicans rout Trail Blazers 124-90

Mar. 28, 2023 01:25 AM EDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 29 points and the New Orleans Pelicans routed the depleted Portland Trail Blazers 124-90 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory. CJ McCollum, who played nine seasons with the Blazers before he was traded to the Pelicans last...

Minnesota suit against e-cigarette maker Juul goes to trial

Mar. 27, 2023 16:51 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is slated to lead off opening statements expected for Tuesday in his state's lawsuit against Juul Labs – marking the first time any of the thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker over its alleged marketing to young people is...

South Dakota gov's veto of cryptocurrency regulations upheld

Mar. 27, 2023 15:52 PM EDT

South Dakota's House failed Monday to override Gov. Kristi Noem's recent veto of a bill that would have created government regulations for the use of cryptocurrency in the state. The bill had passed smoothly throughout the legislature, and Noem's veto of last week was upheld on a...

Vanisova's OT goal seals Toronto Isobel Cup; beats Minnesota

Mar. 27, 2023 00:32 AM EDT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Tereza Vanisova scored 4:23 into overtime, and the Premier Hockey Federation’s Isobel Cup is heading to Canada for the first time in its eight-year history following the Toronto Six’s 4-3 win over the Minnesota Whitecaps on Sunday night. The Six won the...

States' divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned

Mar. 26, 2023 09:34 AM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee Republicans began this year’s legislative session hoping to add narrow exceptions to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, armed with the belief that most people — even in conservative Tennessee — reject extremes on the issue. ...