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New State Funds Aim To Help Seniors Live Independently Health programs that help Minnesota seniors stay in their homes are getting a financial boost from the state. Department of Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson on Friday announced more than $7 million in Live Well at Home grants. The funds were provided by the Legislature this year. Oct 16, 2015

Buck Hill's New Owners Have Big Plans For Ski Area The owners of Buck Hill in Burnsville say they have sold their ski area -- and the new owners have some big plans for it. The announcement was made Thursday by Jessica Stone, whose family has been majority owners for more than 60 years. Oct 16, 2015

List Of Minneapolis Restaurants Closing Is Growing The list of well-known restauranteurs in Minneapolis who are calling it quits is growing. Vincent A. Restaurant, a popular white table cloth restaurant announced it's closing its doors for good. That comes soon after the announcement that La Belle Vie, the most formal restaurant in town, will also close before year's end. Oct 15, 2015

Xcel Energy Wants To Replace 100,000 Minnesota Streetlights With LEDs Xcel Energy has proposed a plan to replace about 100,000 company-owned streetlights across the state with energy efficient LEDs, a move which the company says would save Minnesota communities both money and energy. Oct 15, 2015

Punch Pizza Raising Its Minimum Wage Again -- To $11 An Hour During last year's State of the Union address, President Barack Obama gave a shout-out to the owners of Minnesota-based Punch Pizza for voluntarily raising the company's starting minimum wage to $10 an hour. Oct 15, 2015

Large Lines At MSP Airport For MEA Weekend It looked like the beginning of Thanksgiving weekend or just before Christmas, but not October 15. Thursday marks the beginning of the annual Education Minnesota Professional Conference -- two days of conferences for teachers and two days of no class for students. Better known as "MEA Weekend," it's becoming prime time for long weekends away from home. Oct 15, 2015

WCCO Viewers' Choice For Best Haunted Hayride In Minnesota Maybe one of the reasons Dead End Hayride was voted Best of Minnesota is the care they take with their clients. "Our customer service is top notch," show manager Brent Faymoville said. In fact, if you need anything, anything at all, just give a scream. Oct 14, 2015

3D Modeling Giving New Dimensions To Photography Family portraits, team pictures, and wedding photos. We've all taken them and put them in a frame or scrapbook. But now there's a new way to make those pictures come to life. Oct 12, 2015

Businesses, Workers Voice Concerns Over Working Families Agenda A controversial proposal in Minneapolis that would change the way workers are scheduled is getting some opposition. Oct 12, 2015

Residents, Businesses Protest Parking Meters On Grand Avenue Business owners and residents along St. Paul's popular Grand Avenue say they want city leaders to leave the area alone. Several weeks ago, Mayor Chris Coleman proposed a plan within his budget that would install parking meters along the busy shopping strip. Oct 11, 2015

Insurers Pulling Plans Is Costly Problem For MNsure Minnesota insurers have routed thousands of customers away from MNsure, a financial boon for the companies but one that creates enrollment and revenue headaches for an exchange already confronting concerns about long-term solvency. After signing up customers on plans through the exchange in 2014, two insurers effectively pulled nearly 5,000 policies off MNsure for the following year. Oct 10, 2015

Bringing Art Deco Back: The Commodore To Reopen After 30 Years A classic St. Paul bar will soon open its doors again, bringing visitors back to the time of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the roaring '20s. Oct 8, 2015

Mills Fleet Farm On The Auction Block One of Minnesota's best-known hardware, farm supply and sporting goods stores is up for sale. Brainerd-based Mill's Fleet Farm has announced the company's sale plan is the only path to its future growth. Oct 8, 2015

The Reason Behind The Price Jump At The Pump f you filled up your car recently, you might have noticed a price jump at the gas station. Gas prices went up about 10 cents a gallon in the Twin Cities Wednesday, and have gone up over 20 cents a gallon since last week. Oct 7, 2015

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