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• Live blog: MPR Weather Lab - Rare May snowfall tonight
  Here we go again. A rare May snowfall event is taking aim at eastern Minnesota tonight. This will likely bring the 1st measurable May snowfall in 22 years to the metro, and could challenge the Twin Cities all time May snowfall record of three inches.May 1, 2013
• Blue Cross Blue Shield delays start of controversial payment system
  Minnesota's largest health plan will delay the start of controversial payment system for hospitals until Jan. 1.May 1, 2013
• Why was the Fargo flood forecast off by so much?
  The Red River at Fargo crested today at a little more than 33 feet, about eight feet lower than what the National Weather Service forecast just two weeks ago. The NWS says it will review its forecasting process in the wake of the off-base prediction.May 1, 2013
• Snowstorm brings flood concerns up north
  After record snowfall in April, an unusual May snowstorm is forecast for soggy northeast Minnesota.May 1, 2013
• Freak May snowstorm is weather, not climate
  Paul Huttner sees clues that "all seem to be pointing in the same direction," but he won't draw conclusions from a single event.The Daily Circuit, May 1, 2013
• Accessing new health exchanges in Minnesota's tribal nations
  Gov. Mark Dayton this week named members of the board that will oversee the state's new health insurance exchange, which is scheduled to go live on Oct. 1.The Daily Circuit, May 1, 2013
• As crest passes, attention turns to permanent Fargo flood protection
  As the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead crests Wednesday at levels well-below what was forecast last week, local leaders are turning their attention to permanent flood protection.May 1, 2013
• Rare May snowfall could break records
  This can't be happening again right? It's May, after all. But the spring of 2013 appears to be the wintry gift that keeps on giving. Our next weathermaker is moving in with another shot of rain and, yes, snow.May 1, 2013
• Frac sand mining: Cyclists concerned
  Several silica sand mines close to the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin are near areas where cyclists like to ride and stay in bed-and-breakfasts. Some of the proposed mines in southeastern Minnesota are also located in scenic areas where cycling is popular.May 1, 2013
• Red River crests today in Fargo-Moorhead
  After several revisions lowering the crest levels each time, the Red River in Fargo is predicted to crest today at just over 33 feet. That's more than six feet below the record level and more than four feet below the low end of the weather service outlook.May 1, 2013
• Need your medical records? There's an app for that
  If your medical records aren't in electronic form, they will be soon. Hospitals and clinics are replacing paper files with sophisticated electronic health records. But with a variety of systems in use, they often cannot share information with each other -- and that can be a serious problem in an emergency. Smart phones are starting to bridge that electronic gap.May 1, 2013
• Red River close to cresting in Fargo-Moorhead area
  The Red River appeared close to reaching its peak in Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., Tuesday after the National Weather Service dropped its crest forecast for the third straight day.April 30, 2013
• Laying bare your finances to apply for health care
  After a storm of complaints, the Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled simplified forms to apply for insurance under the president's new health care law. You won't have to lay bare your medical history but you will have to detail your finances.April 30, 2013
• FDA: Morning-after pill to move over the counter
  The government is moving the morning-after pill over the counter but only those 15 and older can buy it -- an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the emergency contraceptive.April 30, 2013
• Ask Dr. Jon Hallberg: Creativity in medicine
  A call more creativity in medicine is all well and good for doctors and nurses for their own satisfaction, but how could it work in the clinic?April 30, 2013

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