The carrier says 4G users can expect Internet access that is about 10 times faster than on the 3G network.
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Three are on trial for an act of civil disobedience.
Two dogs were killed by coyotes in the past week.
The sheriff's office asked for 100 volunteers.
Todd Bol had been battling pancreatic cancer.
Props to the person who compared Kyle Rudolph to a cinnamon streusel dessert pizza.
Curtis LeMair was a star wrestler at Prior Lake High School.
The 19th Century property was built for former St. Paul Archbishop John Ireland.
El Nino will have an impact, forecasters say.
The jackpot for the Friday draw has swelled to $900 million.
The file revealed no allegations of abuse against Keith Ellison, but detailed his ex-wife battle with illness.
Breaking news: Adam Thielen is "actually" good at football.
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.
The New York Times reports the news station and cable company are about to announce a distribution deal that will bring the global news channel into some parts of the United States.
TST (Team Sport Technologies) Media finalized the deal Friday. The Pioneer Press reports the northeast Minneapolis-based company started in 2004 and is now used by more than 2,000 sports leagues across the country.
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.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher, who now runs the Minnesota High-Tech Association, will lead a group tasked with finding out how to expand access to high-speed Internet across Minnesota. The hope is that improved access to broadband will lead to economic gains for the state as a whole.
The Minneapolis-based financial company polled its 2.5 million members about three months ago, and two-thirds of those responding said it was a good idea, the Appleton Post-Crescent reported. Thrivent Financial’s president and CEO told the newspaper, “We aren’t doing this because we need to. It’s because there’s real opportunity for growth. What better time than when you’re strong and having great success?”
Experts predict the cost of a gallon of fuel in the Twin Cities will continue to rise over the next few weeks. The average price of gas in the metro jumped more than 10 cents in the past week -- averaging $3.55 per gallon. That's higher than the national average.
City officials are looking at a plan to add 50 miles of bike routes and 60 safer crossings over the next quarter-century, according to the Post Bulletin. Rochester was named a Bicycle Friendly Community in 2010 after adding 16 miles of new bike lanes in the last few years.