A big announcement today. Verizon Wireless announced that next month the are ready to start distributing a “5G” phone network. This next generation technology will cost customers $10 more on to their normal bill. The offer is only through unlimited plans which currently stand at $75 for one person. 5G phones are planned to come out this year. It is […]

On Saturday night, two St. Paul businesses got destroyed by a fire. Clean Cuts Barber Shop and Avenue Grocery shared a building which caught on fire, and now the two businesses are destroyed as a result. There was also an apartment upstairs which was home to two people but they were not home at the time of the fire. Nobody got injured, […]

(BLOOMINGTON,MINN)UTVS- The deep-rooted Minnesota food distributor, Schwan’s Co, was bought by South Korea’s largest food company. The company known for home deliveries was bought by CJ Cheiljedang for $1.8 billion dollars. Cheiljedang will hold 80% stake in Schwan’s and will control all businesses that serve restaurants, grocery stores and other retailers. The other 20% of the stake will remain with […]

Home improvement store, Lowe’s, is closing over 50 stores in the United States and Canada. The company says the stores they are closing have poor profits, but the employees of these stores will be offered jobs, similar to what they have now, at nearby locations. In Connecticut alone, there are 17 stores being closed, the Orange Lowe’s at 48 Boston […]

Hundreds of Google employees will participate in a “walk out” Thursday morning in protest of the company’s management of high ranking executives accused of sexual misconduct. This comes only one week after a New York Times story explained allegations regarding sexual misconduct against Google’s software creator, Andy Rubin. This is only the latest installment of backlash against female exploitation in […]

In 2012, Minnesota attempted to pay for the billion-dollar Vikings stadium by launching e-pulltabs, which are tablet-based games. However, lawmakers found it very unrealistic, and they were right; Minnesota couldn’t generate more than a trickle of sales from e-pullouts. However, they are starting to have success within the state. E-pullouts make $35 million a month in Minnesota alone, and are […]

Saint Cloud Federal Credit Union, along with Sartell High School has received the Simon Hellermann Philanthropy award. The award was created in 1999 to honor credit unions who are committed to assisting their local communities and well as contributing to a humanitarian cause. Saint Cloud Federal Credit Union received the honor after partnering with Sartell High School to provide financial […]

The search for St. Cloud State University’s new president has been narrowed to the final four. Brian Johnson, Daniel Shipp, Dione Somerville, and Robbyn Wacker are the current candidates. The candidates will be visiting campus between April 24 to 27 to meet the community. Brian Johnson has worked for several universities over the last decade including acting as the president of […]

Have you ever thought about recycling your old toys? Hasbro, a toy company finally did. Hasbro said if the program strives that they wont stay limited to the U.S. and open up worldwide. TerraCycle a recycling company has partnered with the toy company to take the donated toys and recycle them into things like park benches, playgrounds and many other things. […]

As wages rise due to laws passed in Minneapolis, lawmakers in the state Legislature are considering a bill that would cap tipped wages lower than standard. Republicans in the House have proposed that as the minimum wage increases to $15 an hour by 2022 in Minneapolis (and potentially in St. Paul pending legislation) that tipped wages should be capped at […]