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.

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.

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 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.

A former chief exec of a now-defunct commodities trading firm is testifying before U.S. leaders, who want to know how more than a billion dollars has gone missing. Many of Minnesota's farmers, ranchers and agricultural businesses had financial accounts with the trading firm. Now they've found those accounts frozen and are worried about their money.