Hastings-based home and office supply firm Smead Manufacturing has been sold to TOPS Products, an Illinois-based company, according to an announcement released June 2. Smead was established in 1906 and has been operating as a family-owned business ever since. The … Continued
Last June, Minnesota United’s season began to crater. The Loons suffered a combination of players away on international duty and a few injuries during a nine-match winless skid from June 8 through July 17. MNUFC rebounded by the end of … Continued
By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press The defense in the second trial of Karen Read rested its case on Wednesday and said Read was framed for the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read, 45, is accused of fatally striking O’Keefe with … Continued
Most people think of a yo-yo as going up and down. But Dave Schulte, also known as “Dazzling Dave,” says yo-yoing looks different at the Midwest Regional Yo-Yo Championship. Schulte has been organizing the contest since its creation in 1998 … Continued
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A string of recent cyberattacks and data breaches involving the systems of major retailers have started affecting shoppers. United Natural Foods, a wholesale distributor that supplies Whole Foods and other grocers, … Continued
By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers. The U.S. Department of … Continued