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Minnkota Power & Summit Carbon Solutions Join Forces on CO2 Storage

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – A North Dakota-based power cooperative and an Iowa company announced an agreement Thursday to co-develop carbon dioxide storage facilities. Minnkota Power Cooperative of Grand Forks and Ames, Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions said the CO2 storage…

Oslo Mayor: Not The Worst Flood, But It's In The Top 10

OSLO, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Oslo, in northwestern Minnesota, is now an island surrounded by floodwaters. MnDOT has closed the last two highways to the east due to overland flooding. The Red River borders the town to the west. Mayor Erika…

FDA issues plan to ban menthol cigarettes, cigars

WASHINGTON  - The U.S. government has released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The Food and Drug Administration said phasing out menthol cigarettes would save hundreds of thousands of lives by helping adult smokers quit.  Menthol…

Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were intimidated by the protests that followed and prejudiced by heavy pretrial publicity. Chauvin asked the Minnesota…

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