By now most of our readers know the history at BringMeTheNews, but how much do our readers really know about the advertising side of our business? We’re very different from other local news outlets in this regard. Our Director of Content Marketing, James Anderson, explains.

Weekly humor columns that appeared under Jon Flatland's name in the Blooming Prairie Times were apparently swiped from a host of other columnists and bloggers. The paper's publisher apologized to readers for the plagiarism that seems to date back through many years of Flatland's newspaper career.

Playoff droughts are common among professional sports teams. However, it's almost unprecedented to see four major sports teams in one city all miss out on the postseason two years in a row.

The Atlanta-based airline says the Twin Cities is a key part of its operations. Delta's senior vice president of Minnesota operations told the Star Tribune the airline is investing more than $3 million in new equipment at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Delta already employs 12,000 people in Minnesota and plans to add 400 positions in June.