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Ground breaks on microgreen facility in Mankato

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Another addition to the area’s industrial agriculture sector, ground broke Tuesday on a 63-thousand square-foot indoor growing facility that will make Mankato the Midwest hub for microgreens. Microgreens are small veggies harvested just a few weeks after planting, and have become increasingly popular in higher-end...

Mankato, MN · 2d
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In Small-Town Lester Prairie, Near Hutchinson, Garbers’ Meats Is A Butcher Shop Worth The Drive Through Minnesota Farm Country

Smoked salmon is one of the most talked-about items at a small butcher shop in the middle of Minnesota corn country. That alone made me stop scrolling. The surprises keep stacking up. This little meat counter also turns out jerky, cheddar brats, old-fashioned wieners, and bologna with a loyal following.

Lester Prairie, MN · 5d
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These 11 Minnesota Hobby Shops Are So Packed You’ll Lose A Whole Afternoon Inside

Some stores you pop into for one thing and leave in ten minutes. The shops on this list are not those stores. From Duluth to Mankato, Minnesota has hobby shops stacked with model trains, RC trucks, plastic kits, miniatures, paints, comics, board games, and trading cards. If you build, paint, race, collect, or play, these are the places where one quick errand turns into a full afternoon of browsing.

Mankato, MN · 2d
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Proposed High Voltage Transmission Line Drawing Strong Opposition

A proposed high-voltage transmission line drew strong opposition during a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission hearing in Sherburn Thursday. The PowerOn Midwest project would bring a 765-thousand-kilo-volt transmission line from South Dakota across southern Minnesota, including Martin County, before ending in Dakota County. The project must receive a state Certificate of Need before moving forward. Representatives from Great River Energy say the line is needed to maintain electric reliability as power consumption is expected to increase by about 25-percent over the next 20 years. However, all 24 people who spoke during Thursday’s hearing opposed the project. Concerns included the impact on farmland, whether the line is actually needed, and the possibility it could attract large data centers to the region. Martin County Commissioner Richard Koons questioned the project’s benefits to southern Minnesota, saying local counties are losing population and the electricity would largely pass through the area rather than serve local needs. Another speaker, retired Xcel Energy employee Kent Scholl, argued that a smaller transmission project could meet near-term reliability needs with less disruption. Administrative Law Judge Joseph Meyer will issue a report with recommendations by February 15th. The Public Utilities Commission is expected to make a decision on the Certificate of Need around March or April of 2027. Comments can be submitted to the email consumer.puc@state.mn.us, mailed to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, 121 7th Place East, Suite #350, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, or faxed to 651-297-7073. The written form to fill out can be found at https://mn.gov/puc/get-involved/public-comments/.

Martin County, MN · 2h

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Arlington reviews electric rates, advances $4.8 million bond issue for substation project

The Arlington City Council took several steps toward a major overhaul of the city’s electric system during its Nov. 2 meeting, including reviewing proposed electric rate increases, authorizing the issuance of nearly $4.8 million in electric revenue bonds, and approving additional work tied to the new substation project. The...

Arlington, MN · 23h

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His days on oil rigs are done. Spence Nowinsky strikes it rich with New Mexico football

Before Spence Nowinsky built college football’s stingiest defense, he was running through airports, inspecting storage tanks and checking gas dispensers for leaks. Football had spit him out. After a coaching change at Idaho left Nowinsky without a job, the former Minnesota State defensive lineman took work with a compliance...

Albuquerque, NM · 1d

CBS Minnesota

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Dave Cossetta, owner of iconic St. Paul Italian market, dies in Rome

Dave Cossetta, the man who helped guide his family's turn-of-the-century Italian market in Minnesota's capital city through a major 21st century renovation, died in Rome Wednesday at age 70, according to Cossetta's social media.

St Paul, MN · 1d

unearththevoyage.com

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This Century-Old Meat Market In Minnesota Still Cuts, Smokes, And Wraps Everything By Hand Like It Did Generations Ago

A Minnesota meat counter once rolled out dill pepper sticks nicknamed Dilly, and they went flying out of the case. That alone got my attention. The same shop sells Swedish sausage, deboned hams, and lingonberry jam from Sweden. It also still cuts porterhouse steaks, which fewer butcher counters seem to bother with these days.

Robbinsdale, MN · 3d

Bring Me The News

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A month after fire, longtime St. Paul coffee shop announces reopening date

JS Bean Factory faced multiple delays as it worked to open its doors again.

St Paul, MN · 3d

Bring Me The News

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Ski apparel brand opens its first standalone store in Minnesota

Ski apparel brand Spyder has opened its first standalone retail space at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.

Bloomington, MN · 2d

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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Agritourism booming in Minnesota

It’s a sign of the changing seasons. The pumpkins from the patch now food at Joyer Adventure Farm at Waldoch Farm in Lino Lakes.

Lino Lakes, MN · 2d

takingthekids.com

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This Massive Minnesota Vintage Paradise Packs More Than 65 Antique Dealers Under One Roof

More than a million items. Three floors. Over 65 dealers all stocking the same building with their best finds. That number stopped me cold. The stock also shifts daily, so the shelf you browsed last month may look totally different now. Coins, leaded glass windows, vintage maps, cast iron, and dolls all share the space.

Stillwater, MN · 4d

bestattractions.org

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5 Minnesota Enclosed Malls That Opened Before 1970 and Still Operate in 2026.

On October 8, 1956, Southdale Center opened in Edina, Minnesota. No shopping mall in the United States had been fully enclosed and climate-controlled before it. The Dayton family had hired the architect Victor Gruen, and his plan set two levels of stores around a garden court under a large skylight, with Dayton's anchoring one end and Donaldson's the opposite one.

Edina, MN · 4d

hoodline.com

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St. Paul's 900-Ton Mansion Crawled Five Blocks to Dodge the Wrecking Ball

A 900-ton Victorian duplex once crept through downtown St. Paul at a crawling 20 feet per hour, lifted with hydraulic jacks and conveyed on wheeled dollies past onlookers, to escape a date with the wrecking ball. Twenty-five years later, the Armstrong-Quinlan House still stands in the Irvine Park neighborhood — though its path there, and the years of struggle that followed, make for one of the stranger chapters in the city's preservation history.

St Paul, MN · 5d

takemetotn.com

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This Giant Minnesota Craft Warehouse Has Aisles of Supplies That Are Hard to Resist

Some sewing projects start with a pattern, and others start with a single bolt of fabric that refuses to be left behind. South of the Twin Cities, in Burnsville, there is a store where that second kind of project happens all day long. Shelves run row after row with cottons,...

Burnsville, MN · 5d

familydestinationsguide.com

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The Historic Scandinavian Shop In Minnesota Feels Like Stepping Into A Real-Life Frozen Fairytale

There’s a shop on East Lake Street in Minneapolis that smells like smoked salmon, looks like a Nordic dream, and feels like someone bottled up an entire culture and put it on a shelf for you to browse. Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Gifts and Foods is that shop, and if you...

Minneapolis, MN · 6d

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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State grant gave $1.5 million in taxpayer money for purchase of mansion now facing foreclosure

Minnesota taxpayers have a financial interest in the outcome of foreclosure proceedings on the historic Gale Mansion in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, MN · 6d

KARE 11

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Crackdown of THC beverages looms over Minnesota businesses

Minnesota · 3d

hoodline.com

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St. Paul's Latino Business Hub Opens After Surviving Its Own Near-Collapse

Plaza Del Sol, a new commercial hub for Latino entrepreneurs on St. Paul’s East Side, has opened after years of construction delays and a final stretch of disruption tied to federal immigration enforcement nearby. The Latino Economic Development Center’s renovated center on Payne Avenue in Payne-Phalen brings food businesses, event space and small-business support under one roof.

St Paul, MN · 6d