Walker Orenstein at the Star Tribune writes the lengthy outage at the Prairie Island nuclear power plant last October was caused by Xcel workers cutting a bundle of power cables when drilling sideways underground.
Jason Rantala at WCCO News is reporting Minnesota’s largest candy store will be rebuilt across 169 in Jordan at 2.5 times its current size, conceivably making it the world’s largest candy store when it opens in 2027.
Karla Hult and Samantha Fischer at KARE 11 covered a Minneapolis City Hall gathering on Thursday marking the 50th anniversary of the Gay Civil Rights Ordinance, signed into law by former Minneapolis Mayor Al Hofstede in 1974. Council Member Emily Koski, Hofstede’s daughter, was among the critical champions of Thursday’s gathering
Ella Stern at the Mac Weekly reports workers at Bon Appétit Macalester have formed a union.
Ryan Faircloth and Brooks Johnson at the Star Tribune write Minnesota’s legal marijuana market could be headed toward a chaotic launch next year if legislators or regulators don’t figure out how to license growers ahead of dispensaries.
Brendan Donaghy at Beat headed to the Black Box in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to see who he thought were local musicians playing bluegrass music. He soon discovered he was seeing the Twin Cities-based Belfast Cowboys performing rollicking Van Morrison covers to a delighted crowd.
