Minnesota

The MN Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to approve a solar project that is expected to cost at least $575 million. The plant will cover 3,497 acres in the Becker area.

Thousands of Minnesota nurses began a three-day walkout due to understaffing and pay issues. The nurses claim the issues were worsened by the coronavirus strains.

A Minnesota man who was burned while working at a local brewery is due to receive $56 million. The man spent six weeks in the hospital due to the burns.

More than 700 "potentially valuable items" will be up for sale on the Minnesota Department of Commerce's Unclaimed Property Online Auction, which is set to take place from Sept. 1 to Sept. 13, 2022.

Interest in indoor activities like board games and puzzles soared during the height of the pandemic as restaurants and bars shut down. But board game enthusiasts are dealing with long wait times and increased prices due to supply chain issues.

The U.S. gets over 50% of the minerals it uses to make home building supplies and electric cars from other countries. The company Twin Metals was trying to change that by opening an underground mine in northeast Minnesota. But a fight over the environmental impact has had it hung up for years. 

Over half a dozen restaurants in Minneapolis have banded together in a joint suit levied at Mayor Jacob Frey this week over recently instated vaccine mandates.

A long legal fight over the value of Prince's estate has come to a conclusion.

The National Football League's "Inspire Change" partners, which receive financial backing from the multibillion-dollar league, include multiple groups that have openly advocated for defunding the police, a Fox News Digital review of the program found.

A major winter storm is causing travel problems at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport, where around 3-5 inches of snow is expected to fall.

Despite Tuesday's ruling, Line 3 opponents are holding a series of events at the state Capitol in St. Paul this week, including a march and rally on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to order the Army Corps of Engineers to cancel the project's federal permits.

Axon, a company that produces tasers for law enforcement, said it warns and trains against the risk that a police officer may mistake his or her firearm for a taser – as was believed to be the case in the tragic death of Daunte Wright in Minnesota over the weekend.