A report from the McKnight Foundation finds the number of foreclosures prevented by housing agencies and advocacy groups is going up. But not quite as fast as the number of foreclosures.

Chicago-based Accretive Health Inc.'s stock was down more than 11 percent after it was announced Thursday that aggressive collection practices at a Minnesota hospital formerly affiliated with the company violated federal patient protection laws, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The latest numbers show Minnesota students gaining in math and holding steady in reading. But Minnesota education officials say other states are making bigger strides. “We are still ahead of the curve, but that won’t be the case for long if other states continue to gain ground while we simply hold steady," says education commissioner Brenda Cassellius.

For the first time since emerging from bankruptcy nearly three years ago, the parent company of the Star Tribune will have a majority owner, the newspaper reports. Wayzata Investment Partners, the largest minority shareholder of the media company, received approval from other shareholders to increase its ownership stake to 58.2 percent from 49.8 percent in a $4.1 million deal.

Jessica Mooney of Minneapolis, better known as "Dressy Jessie" on Facebook, will appear on NBC's Today Show next week. Every weekday for the last three years, Mooney posted a photo of herself made up in a different costume. So far, there are over 700 photos and counting.

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.