Business
New honeybee vaccine gets little buzz from Minnesota bee community
The USDA has approved the first-ever vaccine for honeybees. But Minnesota's beekeepers say their troubles are bigger.
Business
Network updates leave some Best Buy Jitterbug customers with no cell service
Following Verizon's retirement of its 3G mobile network, Best Buy's older-model Jitterbug Flip phones have had issues.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis expands its network of sensors sniffing for toxic air
The city's air monitoring program is designed to bring data to residents, but some say more action is needed against industrial sites.
Local
Community solar builders decry Xcel Energy delays in activating solar panels
Critics contend that Minnesota's community solar garden program could do better if Xcel connected projects faster.
Curious Minnesota
Wind gusts are blowing away recent records in Minnesota. But is technology partly to blame?
Weather watchers are observing notable wind trends, though other factors could be boosting the numbers.
Duluth
Duluth artist's painting headed to star-studded gallery — on the moon
Kelly Schamberger's painting is among pieces selected for a time capsule that will be launched into space later this year.
Nation
Social media use is linked to brain changes in teens, research finds
Results showed that "teens who grow up checking social media more often are becoming hypersensitive to feedback from their peers."
Variety
Yuen: New leaf, new year? Don't underestimate the power of small
What if the secret to a better you wasn't about achieving bold feats, but sticking to low-effort habits?
North Metro
DNR: Blaine operated wells without a permit, leaving some homeowners dry
The city says it thought it had permits for four wells, not just one.
Business
Twin Cities entrepreneurs aim to eliminate stranger danger from online resale market
Safe Resell is a cashless, e-commerce web application where payments are processed prior to the in-person exchange of goods.
Local
How to save the lynx from extinction? It starts with poop
Two decades after they were declared a threatened species, Canada lynx still need a recovery plan. Their poop, which researchers and volunteers collect in Minnesota, could be crucial in preservation efforts.
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FTX founder allowed $250 million bond, house arrest
Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried left Manhattan federal court after his parents signed a $250 million personal recognizance bond. Read more about him here.
Weather
What is a polar vortex, anyway? A Minnesota weather expert explains
Scientists have used the term for decades, but it has exploded in popularity in recent years.
Local
Remains found in 1981 in southwestern Minnesota ID'd as likely homicide victim from Omaha
Louis Anthony Gattaino, who had been missing since 1971, was shot in the head, the Rock County sheriff said.
St. Paul
MPCA fines Canadian Pacific for St. Paul diesel spill
The 2021 spill did not cause lasting environmental damage, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Duluth
Minnesota's legal bill to defend challenges to PolyMet mine swells to $6.4 million
The state chose in 2015 to hire an outside firm to handle the challenges, but environmental groups question that decision, noting that the firm represents mining interests in the U.S. and around the world.
Business
Former Twin Cities journalists among Twitter suspensions
The social media platform suspended the accounts of several journalists who have written critically of its owner, Elon Musk.
Nation
Musk suspends journalists from Twitter, claims 'assassination' danger
The suspensions came without warning or initial explanation from Twitter. They took place a day after Twitter changed its policy on sharing "live location information" and suspended an account that had been using public flight data to share Musk's private jet location.
South Metro
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Bottled water plant planned for south metro would triple water usage
Elko New Market residents have raised concerns about the plant, which would draw water from the Prairie Du Chien-Jordan aquifer.
Business
3M faces Dutch claim over 'forever chemicals' pollution
The country is exploring legal options regarding pollution from 3M's plant in Antwerp, Belgium.
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