An outbreak infected a dozen cow herds in northwestern Minnesota several years ago. It was just this year that state officials announced the disease had been eradicated from the state.

The Obama administration on Wednesday said that more than 4,000 gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan have recovered from the threat of extinction and will officially be removed from federal protection. Meanwhile the Minnesota DNR says it is ready to take over managing the animal. And the Associated Press looks into the wolf's still-uncertain future.

New dollars from the federal government are supporting the launch of the State Trade and Export Promotion Program. It'll help business making their first foray into foreign markets.

The first Target store opened in Roseville on May 1, 1962. Fifty years later, the Minneapolis-based discount retailer has nearly 1,800 stores. Walmart, Kmart and Kohl's are also celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.

Workers at the Hormel Foods plant in Austin are being screened for tuberculosis after one employee there was identified with the contagious disease, KAAL TV reports. Tuberculosis is a health issue for the workers at the plant, but not a threat to food safety, the station reports.

The country is Minnesota's sixth-largest export market, with $702 million in goods flowing there last year alone. The new agreement will phase out tariffs and quotas on agricultural products