The condition known by the acronym SCAD can lead to heart attacks that are often misdiagnosed. While most heart attacks involve plaque or other buildup in an artery, SCAD involves a torn artery in which a flap blocks blood flow. It seems to occur most often in young women, although more research is needed.

HOM Furniture Inc. says it plans to open new stores in Rogers, Minn., and Onalaska, Wis., next spring, Home Furnishings Business reports. The Coon Rapids-based retailer is redeveloping a vacant Lowe's home-improvement store in Rogers and a former Gander Mountain store in Onalaska.

A heartbeat monitoring system that allows doctors to monitor a patient's heartbeat from a mobile device was FDA approved Monday. The device was developed by Minnesota-based Preventice in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic. Mayo cardiologists say the new technology should allow doctors to identify problems earlier by monitoring patients outside the hospital.

WCCO reports Scott Nellis has more than 400 snakes and exotic reptiles. Coon Rapids officials say a city ordinance prohibits the unusual collection and he needs to downsize.

The new parent company of Fashion Bug is closing the 600 remaining stores by early 2013, including locations in Apple Valley, Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Hudson and Shakopee. Last year, 124 Fashion Bug stores were closed.

Scott Nellis has been breeding snakes, lizards – and the rodents he feeds them – at his home in Coon Rapids for 16 years. He's got nearly 300. Now neighbors are complaining and the city has introduced a new ordinance that seeks to limit domestic animals to 12. Nellis said the snakes are his hobby and he keeps it all indoors.

University of Minnesota officials confirmed Thursday that freshman wide receiver Andre McDonald was hospitalized and undergoing tests for a heart problem. McDonald told the Minnesota Daily that has a "little problem with my heart."

A 15-year-old Coon Rapids student says he wears a rosary as a necklace to feel close to his grandmother, who is suffering from breast cancer. But the Anoka-Hennepin School District told him to remove it.