State regulators move Upper Sioux Community’s complaint against Minnesota Valley electric cooperative forward

The Minnesota Population Utilities Commission stated a complaint filed by the Upper Sioux Region against a rural electric cooperative can move forward MPR News reports Upper Sioux filed the complaint after the Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association threatened to turn off power to the tribe over the tribe s plans to bring online a -megawatt solar array After a unanimous vote by the PUC an administrative court will now take up the matter to determine whether the cooperative s intention to shut off power to the tribe is discriminatory under state law The co-op contends that its members are not allowed to build large power-generating facilities The Associated Press reports a pilot was arrested aboard a Delta Air Lines flight and federal agents took him into custody from the cockpit after the plane that took off from MSP landed at San Francisco International Airport The pilot whose identity wasn t forthwith circulated was arrested on charges relating to child sexual abuse material an official with the Department of Homeland Assurance mentioned Monday A Hennepin County judge has handed the man who pleaded guilty to driving drunk into the patio of Park Tavern in St Louis Park last year a -year sentence according to WCCO TV Steven Bailey is expected to serve at least two-thirds of that time in prison Before sentencing Bailey and the rest of the courtroom heard from those who were injured or who lost loved ones in the crash which left two people dead and more than a dozen injured A troubled housing enhancement geared toward East African immigrants now faces default judgment for not cooperating with a state research and lawsuit into alleged fraud Sahan Journal reports Hennepin County District Court Judge Christian Sande ordered Nolosha Expansion to pay civil penalties compensatory damages and restitution to prospective homeowners for the proposed growth in Lakeville The post State regulators move Upper Sioux Society s complaint against Minnesota Valley electric cooperative forward appeared first on MinnPost