The wireless provider had announced a fee for customers paying service bills online via a debit or credit card. The FCC threatened to investigate and the company reneged the "convenience fee" due to customer feedback.
Wardlow's announcement sparked swift criticism from the MN GOP and the party-endorsed candidate, Jim Schultz.
The latest US News list is for the most populous metro areas only, so no small towns.
Two of the seven were EF-2 level tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.
72 hours of case data reported over the weekend is included in Tuesday updates.
Although a settlement was made, the city will not admit fault or take any responsibility for the incident as part of the agreement with Stallings.
Recent heavy rainfall produced a strong currents on the water.
A third round of free tests is now available from the U.S. government.
The Beach Boys and Portugal. The Man are among several acts booked.
Volunteers are urgently needed for sandbagging efforts in a small community near Voyageurs National Park.
The Midwest chain closed its St. Cloud location in 2018.
Wells Fargo announced it is canceling a proposed monthly fee of $3 for debit card users. The bank, which controls 36% of Twin Cities banking transactions, made the decision after receiving negative customer feedback.
The Credit Union National Association says 10,200 Minnesotans have joined credit unions in the last month. Both Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank have taken criticism for their efforts to charge monthly debit card fees.
Verizon Wireless remains the mobile phone provider to beat in the Twin Cities, according to data compiled by RootMetrics. The Pioneer Press reports the carrier is the overall leader when it comes to the best data and text service.
Illinois Democrat Richard Durbin has sent a letter to the CEO of Wells Fargo asking why the bank is charging customers in some states $3 a month to use their debit cards.
TCF Bank reports a first quarter loss of more than $280 million. More and larger fees are actually producing less money by driving away customers. The bank is still sizing up how many customers it's lost and which fees sent them packing. CEO Bill Cooper promises new solutions to reverse the trend.
U.S. Bank is bumping up overdraft fees for all its accounts beginning June 29, the Minneapolis-based bank confirmed Wednesday. The bank's new $35 overdraft fee brings it in line with the country's biggest financial institutions, including Bank of America, Huffington Post reports. Bank officials note that the 15 million-customer bank is eliminating one other fee and lowering yet another.
Banks charge an average of about $2.20 in the Twin Cities to people who pull cash from an automated teller machine that is outside their own bank's network. That compares to the nationwide high in Denver of $2.80, MPR reports. Customers often get hit with yet another fee, charged by their own bank for using an out-of-network ATM. That average charge of $1.58 in the Twin Cities is about mid-way between the nationwide high and low for that fee.
Admission fees for the general public will go up by $1. The increase is due to cuts in state government funding. The last time admission fees were increased was in 2008.
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