The Ford Motor Company announced this morning that its Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul will continue producing the Ranger small pickup through 2011.

Southwest Minnesota residents who are unhappy with construction plans for Hwy 60 will meet with state DOT officials later today in Windom.

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The Ford plant in St. Paul got a two-year reprieve today. The plant was scheduled to close next year, but will keep producing the Ranger compact truck through 2011.

Nearly a year after the deadly 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the U.S. House has overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges.

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health will give cattle producers $500 per animal to slaughter their herd until the area regains its tuberculosis-free status.

Community groups involved in planning for the closure of the Ford plant in St. Paul are welcoming the company's decision to delay the facility's shutdown.