For the second year in a row, Minneapolis-St. Paul has retained its No. 1 ranking among 50 metro areas in the annual American Fitness Index ranking by the American College of Sports Medicine. The index considers many factors, from diabetes rates and farmers markets per capita to the percentage of people who have exercised in the last 30 days.

Fueled by growth of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester grabbed a spot in a new list of the top 100 U.S. cities for economic and job growth in 2012, beating out Minneapolis/St. Paul/Bloomington as the top city in Minnesota. Rochester was No. 66, Duluth No. 77 and the Twin Cities No. 85 on the list that ranked 365 metro areas.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul market ranked 48th out of 102 metropolitan areas on the Business Journal's On Numbers Economic Index. Private-sector job growth, unemployment earnings and home values are among the factors considered in the 18-part formula. Oklahoma City topped the list.

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.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released its first ad in Minnesota Saturday that targets Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack in the 8th District race for Congress -- a day after the National Republican Congressional Committee started running ads against Cravaack's opponent, former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan.

The web site that ranks places to live by various criteria digs our sound. First Avenue, The Fine Line, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Basilica Block Party contributed to our number two ranking. Full disclosure: New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville were off the table for the rankings.

Rankings were based on unemployment rates and antidepressant usage. The saddest city in America? St. Petersburg, Fla.

A study finds the average driver in the metro spent 45 hours caught in traffic last year. That’s the 10th worst in America.