The Lake County New Chronicle reports Custom Cab owner Dan O’Hearon was cleaning out a vehicle when he found more than $1,000 worth of rare gold coins underneath the back seat. O’Hearon is hoping to find their rightful owner.

One of the passengers who bit into a sandwich and punctured his mouth on a needle on a Minneapolis-bound Delta flight, John Tonjes of Plymouth, now faces sleepless nights as he worries about health risks. Meanwhile, an international investigation is focused on a food preparation area at the airport in Amsterdam. And experts speculate that it was not the work of terrorists.

Some officials worry the state government won't be able to replace the skills now walking out the door in record numbers. The director of the state's retirement system says it's a combination of an aging public sector workforce and incentives to retire early.

Confronted with an extraordinary situation, the board of Twin Cities-based Best Buy did what good corporate governance practices required. It fired the chief executive. As a result, the company is in a mess, the New York Times reports.

Dunn is stepping down after being with the Richfield-based electronics retailer for nearly 30 years. Best Buy recently announced it was closing 50 stores and terminating 400 corporate jobs. Board member Mike Mikan will serve as interim CEO during the search for a permanent replacement.

A 20-year-old Minnetonka man visiting India was missing and presumed dead Saturday after he fell 100 yards while hiking above the Ganges River. The family of Tom Plotkin says he’s been missing since Thursday.

Urban farmers are now tending 400 community gardens on lots around the metro. Urban farming has gotten so popular that many cities, including St. Paul, are scrambling to regulate the plots. Commercial gardeners fret that new rules could bury their businesses.