Twin Cities

A Minnesota-based packaged ice company has agreed to pay a $9 million criminal fine for allegedly conspiring with a competitor to divide up the ice market in the Detroit area and southeastern Michigan, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
The Hennepin County medical examiner's office has released the name of the 32-year-old Lakeville man who was killed over the weekend when his car hit a traffic light in Minneapolis.
President Barack Obama Tuesday nominated Sharon Lubinski, a 20-year veteran of the Minneapolis police department, to the post. Obama said Lubinski has dedicated her career to protecting her fellow citizens.
Cargill using soybeans to lower oil use in foam
Cargill, the Minnetonka-based agricultural giant makes a soybean-based chemical used to produce furniture-grade foam, reducing the need for petroleum to make the foam we sit and sleep on.