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Hack on dealership software leaves Minnesota dealerships writing documents by hand
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — There are few things that computers haven't made easier. When they go down, it's an issue, and an annoying one at that. For many car dealerships across the state, that's what's happening right now, as a cyberattack affects the systems they use for nearly all aspects of their jobs.
Minnesota Private Colleges Week at The College of St. Scholastica
DULUTH, Minn. — This week High School students have the opportunity to start exploring college life. It’s Minnesota Private Colleges Week and 18 schools across the state are offering students the chance to get a jump start on their college search. At The College of St. Scholastica, students...
Olympic hopefuls' manicures are ready for trials
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Minnesota is familiar with Suni Lee's famous nail art from Tokyo Olympics which put a local nail salon on the map, but the nail game is reaching a new level among gymnasts. Acrylic, gel, and powdered. You will find it all. Most of the designs are...
How Minnesota went from severe drought to extreme flooding
MINNEAPOLIS — How quickly Minnesota went from extreme drought to extreme flooding. This month alone, parts of the state have seen upwards of a foot of rain. If you're wondering why there's been so much flooding, there are several factors."Ironically, we kind of break droughts with really wet years after them. This has happened a few times in our history," said Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Climatologist Pete Boulay.He said our drought pattern ended back in March and we've seen above-average rainfall each month since."April, May and then June especially. And it just kept adding up, adding up, adding up. And then...
Catastrophic floods wash away homes and memories in Upper Midwest
A flood emergency continued to cause havoc in parts of Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota as rivers remained swollen and communities looked more like lakes. More rain was in the forecast. NBC News' Adrienne Broaddus reports.
Target’s Minnesota Checkout Rule is Now Three Months Old
Minnesota's own Target made a big change to its checkouts and self-checkouts across our fair state earlier this year, and that 'new' rule is now three months old. While self-checkouts may seem to be a relatively new phenomenon at department and grocery stores here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes and across the country, they actually aren't all that new. In fact, CNN says the very first self-checkout debuted at a Kroger grocery store in Atlanta way back in 1986.
New MN Supreme Court Justice Reflects on Her Path to High Court
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- The former Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial District, which includes Stearns County, has been appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Justice Sarah E. Hennesy was appointed to the High Court on May 13th. Hennesy has degrees from two schools in Iowa and has worked...
UMN president admits he signed document with alleged "extermination of Jews" rhetoric in it
ST. PAUL — University of Minnesota Interim President Jeff Ettinger appeared before the Minnesota Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Tuesday afternoon at the Minnesota Senate building in St. Paul. Along with negotiating with pro-Palestine protesters to stop its encampment, Ettinger admitted to signing an agreement that had...
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