Spring storm brings rain and wind Tuesday into Wednesday

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BP shares drop as board meets

Obama wants BP to set up escrow account for oil spill claims

Oil spill divides, threatens wider area

President Obama is expected to tell the nation Tuesday what BP will do to compensate people who claim lost business as a result of the oil spill.   BP's financial future is at stake as costs for the cleanup pile up.

Emerald ash borers are expected to spread in Minnesota.   But Minnesota plant scientists may introduce a natural enemy to the ash borer later this summer: it's a tiny wasp whose young feed on the slightly larger emerald ash borer larvae.

Newsmaker: BP agrees to set up a fund to pay oil damages

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