Play4min 49secRaw milk advocates worry about crackdown after E. coli outbreakMay 31, 2010 12:00 AMBy Jessica MadorConsumers of raw dairy products are worried about a crackdown, after four people got sick from drinking unpasteurized milk tainted with E. coli. Minnesota law allows farmers to sell their raw milk occasionally and directly at the farms where it's produced. But many people buy raw dairy products at underground drop sites.
Vandals deflate school bus tires in AlbanyMay 27, 2010 3:32 PMVandals caused a major disruption at Albany High School when they pulled an apparent end-of-the-school-year prank -- deflating the tires on the school's buses.
E. coli cases traced to raw milk from Minn. dairyMay 26, 2010 4:00 PMBy Bill CatlinMinnesota Health Department officials are warning consumers about potential E. coli contamination in raw milk sold by the Hartmann Dairy farm in Gibbon.
Voters in northwest Minn. district approve school building planMay 26, 2010 10:30 AMBy Tom WeberVoters in the Lake Park-Audubon school district in northwest Minnesota have approved property tax increases that will allow the district to build a new high school and overhaul its elementary school.
Play3min 55secDNR hopes for surge of sturgeon on St. Louis RiverMay 26, 2010 3:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillMinnesota Department of Natural Resources managers hope that for the first time in decades, sturgeon will be able to reproduce in the St. Louis River.
Play3min 35secFederal agency will investigate alleged harassment against Somali studentsMay 25, 2010 3:37 PMBy Ambar EspinozaThe U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into allegations of harassment of Somali students in St. Cloud and Owatonna, agency officials confirmed on Tuesday.
Polaris: Moving to Mexico to get closer to customersMay 21, 2010 5:08 PMBy Martin MoylanPolaris Industries officials fleshed out the reasons behind its plan to shut down its parts plant in Osceola, Wis. The Medina-based company plans to shift much of the work -- and many of the jobs in Osceola -- to Mexico, primarily to save money.
Play2min 19secPolaris to shutter plant in western Wis., cut 500 jobsMay 20, 2010 9:08 PMBy Jessica MadorPolaris Industries announced Thursday it will shut down its plant in the western Wisconsin city of Osceola, putting more than 500 out of work. Polaris is headquartered in Medina, Minn. and saw its sales take a tumble last year.
Play3min 41secNorthern Minn. school struggles with turnaround planMay 20, 2010 4:37 PMBy Dan GundersonThe 34 Minnesota school districts identified as the state's worst performing will spend the summer developing a turnaround plan to improve students' test scores. One of them is Waubun High School, which has a predominantly American Indian enrollment.
Sleepy Eye family faces another cancer diagnosisMay 19, 2010 10:43 PMA Minnesota man whose son fled the state because his parents wanted to avoid court-ordered chemotherapy said Wednesday that he has cancer but isn't ruling out chemotherapy.