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10-digit dialing begins on July 30, 2024, for customers with the Minnesota 507 area code
In preparation for the new 924 area code, all customers located within the 507 area code region should prepare for 10-digit dialing. According to a release from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Monday, Beginning July 30, all local calls made within the 507-area code region must be placed using 10 digits (area code plus […] The post 10-digit dialing begins on July 30, 2024, for customers with the Minnesota 507 area code appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
EPA cut use of cancer-causing sterilizer prolific in med-tech. A Minnesota company might have a fix
In March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decreed a cut to sterilization chemical ethylene oxide, calling it "one of the most potent cancer-causing chemicals." Eliminating its use, however, isn't so simple. Med-tech companies deploy the chemical often when cleaning their inventions and equipment before they make it to medical professionals and patients. State trade group Medical Alley, immediately responded to the ruling with concern about how this would hamper Minnesota's many med-tech businesses.
American Pickers In Search of Minnesota Rusty Gold
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- A popular History Channel show is coming to Minnesota this fall. American Pickers is planning to come through the area in September looking for rusty gold. The show was in Minnesota last year as well and this will be their 7th visit to the state....
The northern lights are expected to light up Minnesota's sky early this week. Here's the latest forecast.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans, consider this your aurora borealis alert. The northern lights are likely to light up the sky early this week, but there's still uncertainty in the forecast.A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect through Wednesday due to several coronal mass ejections, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center. While the CMEs could reach Earth as early as Monday, the brunt of the activity is expected on Tuesday.When CMEs arrive at Earth, a geomagnetic storm — accompanied by northern lights — can result. When's the best chance to see the northern lights? According to data from...
In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules
In the 1800s, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa joined other tribes in signing a pair of treaties with the federal government, giving up massive swaths of land in return for the creation of a reservation in eastern Minnesota. The treaties included a guarantee: Tribal members would be able to return in […]
Community fears increase after violent weekend
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis residents and visitors might notice more squad cars around the city Monday."We're just, we're kind of overwhelmed when so many cases happen so quickly, with staffing being so short," Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said in a rare Sunday evening news conference.The city is reeling after a violent and deadly weekend of crime. Three murders, a stabbing and two fatal shootings, plus seven others were hurt in gunfire, all within four days. O'Hara pointed to what he called the Penn Avenue corridor, in north Minneapolis, as a problem area. Half of the incidents over the weekend happened on...
'Sarah is relentless': U of M swimming coach says Bacon's determination earned her an Olympic medal
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Gopher Sarah Bacon winning a silver medal the 3-meter synchronized springboard competition has the University of Minnesota Swim & Dive team feeling golden. “She has worked for that moment, and it was so awesome to see her achieve that,” said the Head Men’s Swimming Coach Mike...
Trial dates set for more Feeding our Future cases
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal Judge Nancy Brasel has scheduled trials for most of the remaining defendants in the Feeding our Future child meal program fraud case. A total of 70 people have been charged in the case. Of those, 18 have pleaded guilty, five have been convicted at trial, two have been acquitted at trial, and one has died — leaving 44 defendants with pending cases.
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