Minnesota Pioneers $115,000 Homes as Resident-Owned Communities Offer a New Solution to America’s Rural Housing Crisis

A small Minnesota city is experimenting with a new approach to affordable homeownership, offering newly manufactured houses starting at $115,000 in an effort to address the growing housing shortage affecting rural communities across the United States. St. Peter, a college town approximately one hour south of Minneapolis, has partnered with nonprofit organization CoNorth to develop […]
The Minnesota nuclear power plant is closed to repair a water leak with radioactive compound

About four months after a nuclear power plant in central Minnesota experienced a leak of water containing a radioactive compound, the operator said it will shut down the facility starting this Friday to carry out repairs to a new leak.” immediately”. The plant’s operator, Xcel Energy, said in a news release Thursday that the leak […]