(Learfield)-Closed bars and restaurants last year meant Minnesotans bought a bottle and took it home.
That led to a record-breaking year for the state’s 213 municipal liquor stores in 2020. Blaha’s office reports sales were up 10% during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. The typical sales increase at those facilities is between one and three percent.
State officials say the lifestyle shifts created by the pandemic played a major role in the sales increase.
Winning numbers drawn in Friday's Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 31-45-62-63-68, Mega Ball: 15, Megaplier:
3h ago
Moms for Liberty wanted seat on school board. Trump gave them voice in White House
Moms for Liberty made a name for itself at the local level, fighting to win control of school boards as it battled “woke indoctrination” in the classroom
3h ago
Nearly a century of wondering: The American UFO saga, in reality and in fiction
UFOs have intrigued people for decades, with sightings and investigations dating back to the first widely reported one in 1947
3h ago
FOLLOW US FOR INSTANT UPDATES!
