ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for Aug. 7, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2024-151 * IP7127/GS-24-106 Gopher State Solar, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Gopher State Solar, LLC for a Site Permit for the up to 200 MW Gopher State Solar Project in Renville County, MN. 1. Should the Commission adopt the Administrative Law Judge's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation?   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * New technology will enhance safety communications near Xcel Energy's nuclear plants Mobile phone alerts allow more tailored information * MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 1, 2025) -- Xcel Energy has partnered with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) division to use mobile phone technology for emergency communications related to its two nuclear plants in Minnesota, en  more

WINONA, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- Winona State University issued the following news: * * * Winona State Announces Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2025-2026 Winona State University is pleased to announce that Lauren Myrlie, Class of 2024, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Bulgaria for the 2025-2026 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. "After a lot of hard work, I am incr  more