The phone company is streamlining units that serve business and government customers. The cuts take effect on April first, which is the one-year anniversary of CenturyLink's $12 billion purchase of Qwest.
A canoer found the body in a swamp near Eagle Lake Friday.
Kim Crockett was endorsed as the party's candidate for secretary of state, while Jim Schultz won the endorsement for attorney general.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office confirmed that 63-year-old Ryan Erickson died when a grain bin fell on him.
The local Mexican restaurant is fighting a case presented by Taco John's over naming rights, among other things.
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative called the incident "the unthinkable."
Pedestrian bridges near the Lutsen Resort have been damaged by the vast river flow.
Warren Dean, 27, admitted to robbing seven St. Paul businesses in a span of three days.
The 17-year-old was identified Friday.
Subscriptions cost between $0-$30 a month.
The entire county was without power after the storms blew through Thursday evening.
One person also faces life-threatening injuries in a crash that happened in Olmsted County.
A birthday fishing trip shapes into a heroic tale.
Effective immediately, KSAX-TV will no longer produce and broadcast its regularly scheduled local news cut-ins. The move affects 17 employees at the Alexandria television station. KSAX Station Manager Ed Smith told the Echo Press, "The rising costs of technology, along with increased competition in viewing choices, have made it impossible for the station to remain profitable in its current form." The ABC affiliate will continue to offer central Minnesota viewers local and national programming from its Twin Cities-based sister station, KSTP-TV.
The cable and internet giant confirmed the cuts at the weekend.
St. Paul-based Ecolab plans to close its Grand Forks office next July, the Herald reports. The facility has 144 full-time employees who support accounting, customer service, human resources, information technology and other administrative functions related to Ecolab's Pest Elimination business. Layoffs could begin as soon as January. Some employees may be able to work from home or take other jobs at Ecolab locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois or Indiana.
The Business Journal looks into a new study from the U.S. Bureau of Labor, which shows that while 30 states have added government jobs over the past five years, Minnesota and several others have cut back on public employment.
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