Attention, RNC protesters: Hold off on the graffiti

The RNC Welcoming Committee, a high-profile group of self-described anarchists who have repeatedly declared their intention to shut down the convention entirely, has published a handy four-page broadsheet aimed at guiding the thousands of protesters expected to converge on the Tw …

Authorities seize weapons and urine, make arrests in pre-RNC raids

Authorities staged raids Friday night and Saturday on several locations where Republican National Convention demonstrators and protesters have been meeting, seizing a dizzying array of items, including a machete, a hatchet, throwing knives, axes, bolt cutters, equipment used in r …

RNC Welcoming Committee: 'It will be you in the streets'

The RNC Welcoming Committee late Saturday afternoon accused the Ramsey County sheriff's office of orchestrating a campaign of "lies and disinformation" to discredit the group's plans to protest against the Republican National Convention.

Republican National Convention venues officially underbooked

Some of the Republican National Convention's "official venues" for events during the RNC are chafing over the fact that they are not completely booked during convention week – dates that two local RNC committees required them to hold open.

iPhone application turns it into a flashlight / virtual lighter

Software developers at Minnesota's DoApp Inc. have developed a mobile application that transforms the much-coveted cell phone into a flashlight, strobe light and virtual lighter. Includes a video demonstration of the MyLite application in action.

Wind developers pleased to have Pickens aboard

Wind-energy developers are expressing new-found admiration for Texas oil magnate T. Boone Pickens, best known for the billions he's earned from fossil fuels, and for his long-standing support of President Bush.

Star Tribune's debt for sale as newspaper woes mount

The lenders who financed the acquisition of the Minneapolis Star Tribune now want out of the deal, and are seeking a buyer for their debt package, originally worth more than $400 million. It's yet another blow for a major newspaper that has experienced round after round of layof …

State pays video game industry $65,000 in fees

Minnesota's attorney general will drop the state's efforts to fine underage buyers of violent videogames after a high court struck down a state law as unconstitutional.

Tech company demonstrates conferencing robot

Minneapolis-based PowerObjects Inc. has created an innovative tool to communicate with its development team in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Midwest inflation outpaces nation as a whole

A new report from the U.S. Labor Department shows that inflation is still a cause for concern in the Midwest, and in the nation as a whole.

Expanding wireless coverage threatens local telecom industry

Phone companies in remote areas will see new competition for the first time next year, as some major carriers will be able to expand the reach of their wireless networks once television stations begin digital-only broadcasts.

Can you hear them now? Small telecoms win airwaves from FCC

A historic auction by the Federal Communications Commission offered hope to telephone companies in greater Minnesota last month, providing them with a high-quality section of the airwaves that allows them to compete with major cellular networks like never before.

Elected officials back security guards in labor dispute

A contentious labor standoff between Twin Cities security guards and their employers grew more heated Wednesday, as government officials publicly called on the security companies to reduce health care costs for the union workforce.

Credit bureaus partner to expand credit availability

Minnesota-based eBureau and major credit bureau Experian are partnering on a new product they hope will open up a large untapped market for their clients in the lending industry.

A bright side to the economy?

Wells Fargo's Jim Paulsen believes fear is overshadowing a productive economy flush with cash.

Get out of debt before you're 65

For decades, baby boomers have been hearing warnings about their inadequate retirement savings. Now, the other shoe is dropping.

A fact check for new GOP ad

Minnesota Republicans launched an advertising attack on DFL legislators following the Feb. 25 veto-override of a $6.6 billion transportation package.

'Green' program targets lumberyards

A new certification program aims to bring lumberyards and other construction material distributors up to speed on the tenets of green construction through a series of online instructional videos. But the program has raised the eyebrows of some green experts, who warn that while  …

Will Southwest fill the void after NWA-Delta merger?

Some analysts see Southwest Airlines as poised and ready to enter the Twin Cities market in the wake of a Northwest-Delta merger, one of three major hubs the low-fare carrier has yet to penetrate.

Feds want in on Delta-Northwest merger talks

Delta and Northwest both lack the assets to cover $7 billion in pension obligations. So Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.

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