WASHINGTON — The Department of the Treasury has awarded $68.4 million in federal funding to expand broadband access in Minnesota, U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced this week. The funding, enabled by the Treasury Department’s Capital Projects Fund created through the ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than 3,000 firefighters and 30 aircraft battled wildfires Sunday in Portugal that authorities say have injured 29 people. Authorities said 12 firefighters and 17 civilians required medical assistance to treat minor injuries caused by the blazes, as reported by ...

FAIRMONT– New business, Southern Minnesota Skin Solutions, will open in Fairmont on Monday. The business, owned and operated by McKenzie Terfehr, is located at 1235 Highway 15 S. Terfehr grew up locally in Welcome and now lives south of Fairmont with her family. When asked if this was ...

WASHINGTON — Federal disaster assistance is coming to the state of Minnesota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding in May. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, ...

OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. (AP) — Few creatures exist closer to the front lines of climate change than wild, native bees. And few are more important, or as irreplaceable. They've always been subjected to a long list of existential threats: habitat loss through agriculture, ...

Many of the chemicals that power refrigeration systems across Minnesota pose problems for the environment. These refrigerants can either contribute to climate change or damage the ozone layer when they leak from systems. Replacing systems that leak refrigerant or that use refrigerants with a ...