The redesigned stores feature an open-market grocery layout and other concepts, which were developed in response to guest feedback.

Construction of the 501-room hotel is slated to begin in December, and the hotel is expected to open in late 2012.

The company reported strong first-quarter sales in its U.S. retail segment, including Big G cereals and Yoplait Yogurt.

The $4.3 billion in goods exported during the quarter was close to the all-time second-quarter high of $4.4 billion, which was achieved in 2008.

Todd Duckson of Prior Lake, along with a handful of other defendants, is accused of defrauding investors through a real estate fund that raised about $74 million from roughly 450 investors in Minnesota and elsewhere.

The achievements come one day after the team clinched the American League Central Division title and a spot in the playoffs after beating the Cleveland Indians 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Company spokesman Tom Hoen said that the coal plant is offline and will be closed for a few weeks, but that there will be no impact on customers' service.

James Carl Gustafson faces one count of making a false statement to investigators and one count of mail fraud.

The Chaska-based company said the moves are in response to a recent spike in customers and an expansion of its over-the-counter capabilities.

Donald Jackson, who wrote a letter of intent to purchase the mall earlier this year, said that he will submit an offer on Wednesday-the last day that bids will be accepted.

Unlike most stents, the Integrity Coronary Stent System uses continuous sinusoid technology, which enables each stent to be made from a single wire-thus making it flexible and conformable to the natural shape of the patient's vessels.

Heidi Panelli accuses Kohl's of infringing on her original T-shirt design, which includes a stick figure playing a guitar.