southeastern Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says roads in southeastern Minnesota were in rough shape and travel was not advised after a blast of winter weather dumped several inches of wet, heavy snow in some areas.

A farmer-owned cooperative is considering an expansion at its ethanol plant in southeastern Minnesota that would cost an estimated $146 million.

Hunters in parts of southeastern Minnesota can take up to five does during an early antlerless deer season that runs from Thursday through next Sunday.