The owners of the Taste of Minnesota, which begins today, are selling the St. Paul summer festival.

Nearly one-third of the country's topexecutives expect to cut payrolls in the coming months, reflectingfallout from the housing bust as well as soaring energy prices.

Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, thesixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring theeconomy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5percent.

Federal investigators have found a probable cause for a plane crash that killed a Minnesota pilot two years ago.

South Dakota Sen. John Thune said inaction by congress is partly to blame for the high price of fuel.

The two major party candidates for U.S. Senate were talking up their energy proposals on the campaign trail today, now that gas prices have hit record highs.

Visits to Minnesota state parks are down so far this year, but officials say that's mostly because of weather. With rising gas prices, some campers are heading to the parks in favor of trips farther away from home.