Summary Box: More delays for Minn. health enrollment system

THE GLITCH: An online enrollment system for Minnesota public health care programs remains on hold after officials decided to scrap software that had too many bugs.

Traynor named publisher of Savannah, Ga. newspaper

Michael Traynor, vice president of newspapers for Morris Communications Co. LLC, was named publisher of the Savannah Morning News on Friday.

Software bugs delay sign-up portal for Minn. health programs

Five years and more than $8 million into a project plagued by delays and glitches, state human services officials decided to abandon their first attempt to develop software for an online health care sign-up system and start over.

Hotel owners deny allegations in civil suit

A Mitchell couple has denied allegations in a federal civil suit accusing them of subjecting four Filipino immigrants to conditions of slavery, forced labor and trafficking in persons.

USDA: Wet weather slowing corn planting

Corn production this year could be down as much as 7 percent from the record-breaking heights of 2007, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Friday.

Minnesota hockey standout Blake Wheeler turns pro

The University of Minnesota says that junior center Blake Wheeler will leave the university to pursue a career in professional hockey.

3 students in western Minn. suspended over Pledge

Fourteen-year-old Bishop Edens was suspended from school Friday because he wouldn't stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, but he was quickly invited back once his principal learned that rule might be unconstitutional.

Several lakes on Minn. northern border still frozen

Several lakes in far northern Minnesota remain locked in ice and inaccessible to boats going into this weekend's fishing opener.

Minn. groups announce statewide push to increase recycling

Minnesotans recycle about 41 percent of their trash, but a pair of state agencies say that needs to increase to keep up with the increasing volume of waste.

Minnesota DNR gets help from 2 dogs to enforce fishing laws

Born in the Czech Republic, Saber is one of two four-legged conservation officers who will patrol Minnesota lakes and rivers this weekend when the walleye and northern pike fishing season opens.