Long strenuous hours and rising operating costs can be blamed for fewer milk producers in Minnesota. The Star Tribune reports there are roughly 4,079 dairy farms in the state -- 356 fewer than in January 2011.

The hijacker known as D.B. Cooper leaped from a 727 with $200,000 over Washington state 40 years ago today and became a folk legend. The case remains a mystery. Dozens of people around the country--including Minnesota--speculate family members or acquaintances bear resemblance to the infamous robber.

Summit Brewing, August Schell Brewing and Cold Spring Brewing are among the top 50, according to the Brewers Association. St. Paul-based Summit was also ranked as one of the nation's largest craft brewers.

Minnesota was narrowly beat by Illinois with 2,733 megawatts of wind power capacity, according to an American Wind Energy Association report cited in the Pioneer Press. Texas, Iowa and California are the top three wind energy producers.

Dairy cooperative Land O'Lakes said its second-quarter earnings fell 29 percent, due to softness in its flagship dairy foods business, though sales continued to grow.

Jody Feragen is nominated for the CFO magazine Women in Finance Awards. She was named vice president and chief financial officer for the Austin-based food producer in 2007. The awards will be presented May 15.

The Twin Cities area has been ranked the best place for seniors to live, according to a new survey by Sperling's Best Places. The metro area took the top spot for its progressive medical insurance program and for proximity to the Mayo Clinic.

From the campus at Rutgers University in New Jersey, CNN host Anderson Cooper talked to four students who have been bullied and how Anoka-Hennepin’s controversial neutral policy has played a factor in the way they're treated.