Authorities have identified the body of Minnesota veteran exhumed from his grave at Fort Snelling Thursday. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek says the body of the World War II veteran Edward John Redhead was exhumed after a maintenance worker discovered a large amount of dirt disturbed in and around Redhead's grave.

School officials in Rochester day more than 90 students called out sick. They believe the illnesses stem from a highly contagious strain of norovirus.

Wednesday marks the anniversary of the D-Day invasion in 1944, and 92-year-old veteran Bill Harper clearly remembers the 6-foot waves, constant enemy fire and horrific casualties. “It’s just as clear as the day it happened,” Harper said.

Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon made her first skydive onto Capitol mall in St. Paul Tuesday afternoon to show support for military families, the Duluth News Tribune reports. She made the 12,800 foot jump in tandem with Army Sgt. First Class Aaron Figel and the Army Golden Knights.

After 70 years, a World War II veteran from Fargo, N.D., can call finally call himself a high school graduate. Teddy Wong, who was drafted into the Army during his junior year of high school, was given an honorary diploma Saturday in Fargo. Wong is the owner of the longest family-owned business in Roseville.

A new competition between Minnesota and Wisconsin will start brewing this weekend in the Badger State when the first annual Border Battle Beer Fest begins in Somerset, Wis. The competition Saturday will feature 50 brews from each state, and a secret panel of judges will determine a winner -- who will be awarded a "Golden Firkin." The term firkin stands for an old English unit of volume.