In February 2024, Xcel sold a smaller 295-acre property in Becker directly to Microsoft for a data center project. The price was $17.7 million. That sale did not need PUC approval and the cash went ...

That means jobs and tax revenue for an area losing both when Xcel’s coal plant in Becker closes ... The city of Becker and Sherburne County backed the transaction, and so did three major trade ...

Ottawa County commissioners peppered Consumers Energy executives with questions Tuesday, Feb. 11 about the upcoming May ...

Following the lead of a recent Trump executive order, Sherburne County, Minnesota has halted diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. The county's decision affects a partnership with ...

Central Minnesota is struggling to keep up with its housing needs, and Sherburne County is taking steps toward addressing the region's lackluster housing stock. Parties interested in creating and/or ...

The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge ...

Authorities are investigating the death Tuesday of a Little Canada woman at the Sherburne County jail in Elk River. Tyrah Shawnice Davis, 23, was found unresponsive just after 6 p.m. in her jail ...

Under the agreement with LaPorte County, NIPSCO has agreed to study over the next six months the potential of converting the ...