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Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation

Nov. 14, 2024 17:34 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enbridge's contentious plan to reroute an aging pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation moved closer to reality Thursday after the company won its first permits from state regulators. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials...

Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant

Nov. 14, 2024 14:42 PM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota, officials announced Thursday. An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Labor and...

Pineapple Energy: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 14, 2024 14:42 PM EST

MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — Pineapple Energy Inc. (PEGY) on Thursday reported a loss of $3.3 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Minnetonka, Minnesota-based company said it had a loss of $11.77. The broadband network...

North Texas leads Minnesota most of the way, holds off Golden Gophers 54-51 to move to 3-0

Nov. 13, 2024 23:16 PM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rondel Walker scored 14 points and undefeated North Texas led for most of the way and held off Minnesota for a 54-51 victory on Wednesday night. Dawson Garcia scored six points during an 8-2 surge to pull Minnesota to 52-51 with 30 seconds left. Isaac Asuma...

What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to serve as defense secretary

Nov. 13, 2024 18:45 PM EST

In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large following of his own. Hegseth, 44, has developed a close rapport with Trump, who also...

Digi International: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 13, 2024 16:44 PM EST

HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Digi International Inc. (DGII) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $11.9 million. The Hopkins, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of 32 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to...

Stratasys: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 13, 2024 06:45 AM EST

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Stratasys Ltd. (SSYS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $26.6 million in its third quarter. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company said it had a loss of 37 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and...

Garcia leads Minnesota against North Texas after 24-point performance

Nov. 13, 2024 03:59 AM EST

North Texas Mean Green (2-0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0) Minneapolis; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Gophers -1.5; over/under is 131.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota faces North Texas after Dawson Garcia scored 24 points in...

Minnesota man is free after 16 years in prison for murder that prosecutors say he didn't commit

Nov. 13, 2024 02:59 AM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man was released from prison after serving 16 years for a murder he did not commit, a local prosecutor announced on Tuesday. Jurors in 2009 found Edgar Barrientos-Quintana guilty of killing 18-year-old Jesse Mickelson in a drive-by shooting. He was...

Minnesota QB Max Brosmer has proven this season the FCS transfer route can lead to success

Nov. 12, 2024 18:47 PM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Max Brosmer was at New Hampshire, spring practice was conducted before dawn and, sometimes, even in the aftermath of a snowstorm. For the Wildcats to conduct those 6 a.m. workouts in the frigid air made colder still by the coastal winds, the field needed to...