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Crews battle large fire at former Hastings Creamery
Crews from more than a half-dozen fire departments spent hours battling a large fire that started late Wednesday at the former Hastings Creamery in Hastings, Minn. — just weeks after the century-old business closed.
Biden's rules on clean cars face a crucial test as Republican-led challenges go to an appeals court
Efforts by the Biden administration to limit tailpipe pollution from automobiles face a crucial test as legal challenges brought by Republican-led states head to a federal appeals court. 
Rays top Twins 5-4 on Arozarena's 9th-inning homer to head into weekend series vs. Orioles
Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking home run for Tampa Bay with two outs in the ninth inning to help the Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 heading into a four-game weekend series with AL East leader Baltimore.
With origin stories and modern Indigenous cuisine, a new chef comes to Minneapolis
Chef Sean Sherman has gained national recognition for lifting the profile of Indigenous food. Now he’s launching a residency program to lift up other Indigenous chefs. It’s part of his non-profit, North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems or NĀTIFS.
First Rondo descendent buys home using St. Paul's Inheritance Fund
A young St. Paul man is the first person to buy a home using the city’s Inheritance Fund. The goal of the new program is to rebuild intergenerational wealth for the descendants of people in the historically Black Rondo neighborhood who lost their homes and businesses to Interstate 94 in the 1950s.
The UAW unveils major plan if talks with Big 3 automakers fail: The 'stand up strike'
The United Auto Workers could strike at targeted auto plants before expanding the walkouts to additional locations if the union and the Detroit Three automakers fail to reach a new contract.
'Oldest start-up on earth': Birkenstock's IPO filing is exactly as you'd expect
"We are serving a primal need of all human beings," Birkenstock's CEO writes to prospective shareholders. "We are a footbed company selling the experience of walking as intended by nature."
‘A step in the right direction’: Lake City returns 3 acres of land back to Prairie Island Indian Community
On Monday the city council of Lake City voted unanimously to adopt a decision to return 3 acres of land containing 11 burial mounds back to the Prairie Island Indian Community. The mounds are located within city limits near a residential district surrounded by houses.