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General Mills Asked to Nix Chocolate Cheerios Promo

An advertising review board recommended that General Mills discontinue five-second Chocolate Cheerios broadcast "tags" and slightly modify the product Web page-but it determined that a heart graphic contained in the cereal's packaging and Internet advertising did not convey a false message.

Partnership Creates $50M Mother-Baby Center

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota and Allina are extending their partnership to build a $50 million mother-baby center that will allow mothers to stay with their sick newborns.

Feds Link Woodbury Man to $5M Fraud Scheme

Federal investigators say that Johnny Heurung of Woodbury-who owns local company Money Investment, Inc.-was involved in a scheme that defrauded Petro America Corporation investors of $5 million.