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Raw milk advocates worry about crackdown after E. coli outbreak

Raw milk advocates worry about crackdown after E. coli outbreak

Consumers 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.
by Jessica Mador

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Vandals deflate school bus tires in Albany

Vandals 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.

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E. coli cases traced to raw milk from Minn. dairy

Minnesota Health Department officials are warning consumers about potential E. coli contamination in raw milk sold by the Hartmann Dairy farm in Gibbon.
by Bill Catlin

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Voters in northwest Minn. district approve school building plan

Voters 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.
by Tom Weber

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DNR hopes for surge of sturgeon on St. Louis River

DNR hopes for surge of sturgeon on St. Louis River

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources managers hope that for the first time in decades, sturgeon will be able to reproduce in the St. Louis River.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Federal agency will investigate alleged harassment against Somali students

Federal agency will investigate alleged harassment against Somali students

The 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.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Polaris: Moving to Mexico to get closer to customers

Polaris: Moving to Mexico to get closer to customers

Polaris 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.
by Martin Moylan

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Polaris to shutter plant in western Wis., cut 500 jobs

Polaris to shutter plant in western Wis., cut 500 jobs

Polaris 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.
by Jessica Mador

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Northern Minn. school struggles with turnaround plan

Northern Minn. school struggles with turnaround plan

The 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.
by Dan Gunderson

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Sleepy Eye family faces another cancer diagnosis

Sleepy Eye family faces another cancer diagnosis

A 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.

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