Hodgepodge: MN State Trooper Jesse Grabow talks safety on the roads and increased enforcement presence during the holiday weekend; Scott Sonstegard talks about retirement from Becker County Pet and Garden

Dr. Kevin Croston resigned Wednesday. He was appointed to the position after the previous interim CEO stepped down in January.

Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched up to 4.4 percent in January, which was slightly higher than the national average.

Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched up to 4.4 percent in January, which was slightly higher than the national average.

Incorrectly denied Medicare claims the past few months led to holdups in millions of dollars in reimbursement payments to some rural state hospitals that put at least one near the brink of closing. Officials say the problems have been fixed and money should start moving soon.