Postal prices going up for express, priority mail
Starting in January, express mail prices will shoot up more than $5. Officials say the post office could face bankruptcy as soon as September unless Congress makes changes like closing locations and reducing delivery to five days a week.
Postal Service to slow delivery of first-class mail
The U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring that will slow delivery and -- for the first time in 40 years -- eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.
Minnesota postal workers to join national rally
Rallies will be held across the country next week. The move comes just days after President Barack Obama proposed reducing mail delivery to five-days-a-week.
Lawsuit: Land O'Lakes conspired to drive up dairy prices
The Arden Hills company is facing allegations that it conspired with other dairy producers to slaughter herds to reduce supply and drive up prices.
Postal Service could close up to four offices in Minnesota
On the list are mail processing centers in Duluth, Rochester, Bemidji and Waite Park. The Postal Service lost about $8.5 million last year -- and could be even deeper in the red this year -- as more mail moves online and the stagnant economy cuts into advertising mail.
Two arrested for string of mail thefts
Spring Lake Park police caught the suspects due to a report from an observant resident who saw the pair take mail from her mailbox. Police are now investigating how many people were victimized by the thefts.
Closings of four Minnesota postal centers not yet final
The Postal Service says the closing of mail processing centers in Duluth, Rochester, Waite Park, and Mankato is a recommendation. Initial news reports had the centers closing next spring as part of a nation-wide downsizing of the Postal Service.
Mailing a letter to cost a penny more next year
The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will increase postage rates by a penny to 45 cents for first-class mail next year. The increase is an attempt to recoup some of the $8 billion the agency lost last year.
Home sales are up in the Twin Cities, but prices? Not so much
The median price from a year ago has slipped 11 percent to just $156,000. But, on the bright side, sales are up 40 percent over the same period.