Three-quarters of Minnesota households now have high-speed Internet connections, according to a new survey by the Center for Rural Policy and Development.
Minnesota Today from MPR News
November 14, 2012
Broadband
Broadband adoption in Minnesota hits three-quarters but slows
Arts
The Carnatic tradition’s next generation
East Indian musical master teaches and mentors students.
Trustee says bank turned blind eye to Petters fraud
Photo courtesy of Sherburne County Sheriff
“Bankruptcy trustee accuses BMO Harris Bank, as current owner of M&I Bank, of ‘aiding and abetting’ $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme of ex-businessman Tom Petters,” via Star Tribune.
Broadband
Blandin picks another nine broadband communities
The Blandin Foundation picked the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa, Itasca Economic Development Corporation, Kanabec County, Lake County, Southwest Minnesota Broadband Services, Lake of the Woods County Economic Development Agency, Lac qui Parle Valley School District, Mille Lacs County and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe as recipients of community grants to increase the adoption of Internet use by residents.
Roe, roe, roe your boat for ‘Lake Superior Gold’
Today on the MPR News Update, we ride along with the herring fishermen of Lake Superior. And on the podcast, we report on the flap over personal seat licenses in a new Vikings stadium, the turnaround effort at Best Buy getting a skeptical read from analysts, changes on the horizon for Minnesota's environmental oversite, and a new growth in kindergarten school registration.
School board chair pleads not guilty to DWI
“Facing drunk driving charges for the third time in six years, Moose Lake School Board chair Kristine Marie Lyons pleaded not guilty in court” of driving while impaired on August 15th,” via Northland’s News Center.
Best Buy woes are fixable, CEO tells Wall Street
MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel
“Best Buy is promising to reverse the consumer electronics chain’s slumping sales and falling profits. But analysts indicated CEO Hubert Joly did little to reduce their concerns about the retailer’s future,” via MPR News.
Tensions rise as charities seek more electronic gaming
MPR Photo/Tim Nelson
“Two months into Minnesota’s plan to fund a Vikings stadium, only one game maker and one vendor have been approved; there’s “tension between state’s longstanding gambling vendors and the new guys in town,” via Star Tribune
Cargill says Mexico owes it $95 million in trade dispute
Twin Cities agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. is suing to “compel Mexico to pay a $94.6 million award over trade barriers the company says Mexico put up against high-fructose corn syrup,” via Reuters.
Teamsters take over Blaine local amid irregularities
“Teamsters Local 120 — a large and prominent Minnesota local — was taken over Tuesday by its parent union after an investigation found evidence of financial irregularities by top leaders,” via Star Tribune.
Austin flushes downtown bathrooms
“Originally put in as part of a project to build a downtown area mall in the early 1970s, the bathrooms had fallen victim to vandalism and maintenance issues, officials said,” via Austin Daily Herald.
Gay employees seek equal benefits in St. Louis County
“Bolstered in part by victory at the polls last week, gay and lesbian employees of St. Louis County asked the County Board to treat them the same as other employees when it comes to benefits,” via Duluth News Tribune
Chippewa band again denied Legacy tax funding
“The proposal to use $1.7 million in state sales tax dollars to buy a lake and wetlands in northeastern Minnesota tapped into touchy tribal relations issues, from wolf hunting to how tribal members pay taxes,” via St. Paul Pioneer Press.
