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Archives for December 2014

The monarch population has plummeted 90 percent over the past 20 years. Read more →

“It doesn’t matter who you are. Something as seemingly minor as an errant or offensive tweet can ruin you,” writes Dave Pell. Read more →
Saturday’s demonstration at the Mall of America by Black Lives Matter disrupted holiday shopping on the Saturday before Christmas. A few weeks ago, a demonstration promoting the same cause shut down northbound traffic on Interstate Hwy. 35W in Minneapolis. Police made no arrests during the I-35W closure, and said they had arrested 25 people Saturday Read more →

Bloomington Police Department spokesman Capt. Mark Stehlik said 25 people were arrested. He said more than 100 police officers from a variety of departments were present at the event. Read more →

“We are deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company, our employees, and the American public,” Sony said in a statement. “We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.” Read more →
A newly sanctioned arrangement in Minnesota will let anyone in Chisago County or adjacent counties invest in the project and earn credits on his or her Xcel Energy bills. Read more →

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Tuesday announced plans to “actively explore” a presidential campaign. Read more →

The federal dietary guidelines have never explicitly considered the effects of food choices on the environment, but the idea of doing so is not new. Read more →

Department of Health: Cases of the flu are now widespread across Minnesota. Read more →