An Xcel Energy spokeswoman says low oil pressure in the plant's turbines triggered an automatic shutdown over the weekend. The company says the safety system functioned as designed and that no one was in danger.
This is one of several self-driving pilot programs MnDOT is working on.
November is right around the corner and one of the almanacs figures it'll be a cold and snowy month.
A public hearing on the matter could be held this month.
New food and attractions are in store for this season's fall fun.
Expanded hours are expected this fall.
The man was reported missing and later found dead in the water near the lakeside residence.
The youths were pursued in a a stolen car and almost hit a squad car, police say.
Police say there is no reason to believe he's in danger.
She was riding her bike to soccer practice before a driver hit her last week.
The boat, and an unoccupied truck found on the shore, belong to a 43-year-old White Bear Lake man.
Xcel Energy says its Monticello nuclear power plant automatically shut down at 11:07 a.m. Tuesday, but officials aren't sure why and a cause is being investigated, the Pioneer Press reports. All plant safety systems were functioning, officials with the Minneapolis-based utility said. The shutdown posed no danger to the public or workers, Xcel officials said. The plant is not expected to be down long.
A transformer lockout at the Monticello nuclear power plant prompted an automatic shutdown Friday afternoon. Xcel Energy says the malfunction interrupted non-safety-related power, but that all safety systems functioned as designed.
The one year anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami has many people in Japan reliving that tragic day. Workers at Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear plant - a carbon copy of the Fukushima plant - have relived the disaster several times as a training exercise.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is trying to figure out what caused part of a sprinkler system outside of the reactor building to be blocked.
A pipeline carrying crude oil to Chicago area refineries has leaked about 1,200 barrels of oil, Enbridge Energy Partners said Saturday. The Associated Press reports the spill was contained to a field near Grand Marsh, Wis. and nobody was hurt. The U.S. Pipeline Safety Agency is investigating the spill.
Regulators say a security violation at Xcel Energy's nuclear plant near Red Wing was spotted during an October inspection and was corrected then. They won't reveal the details of the violation but say follow-up inspections are planned.
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