Minnesota Midday: Minneapolis data center vote, Appleton ICE facility and a cold snap

Minneapolis City Council votes on data center rules and police chief nominee

The Minneapolis City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday on a compromise ordinance for new data centers, which would limit them to existing downtown buildings, cap server space at 150,000 square feet and require larger centers to join a renewable energy…

✔ Sources: MPR News, CBS Minnesota, KSTP

Former prison in Appleton opens as ICE detention facility

A former private prison in Appleton, which sat vacant since 2010, has opened as the Appleton Detention Facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with space for about 1,600 detainees. The Department of Homeland Security told KSTP it opened…

✔ Sources: MPR News, KSTP, KARE 11

Much colder air arrives across Minnesota with season's coldest morning Friday

Colder November air settles over Minnesota Thursday, with statewide highs in the 30s and low 40s and the Twin Cities near 40 degrees, according to FOX 9 and CBS Minnesota. Early Friday is expected to bring the lowest temperatures of the season, in the mid…

✔ Sources: FOX 9, CBS Minnesota, KSTP

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