FIVE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY (8/15/2014) Your Post-Bulletin connection to late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: CANNON FALLS TRAFFIC The last stop light on U.S. 52 between Rochester and the Twin Cities will soon be removed as one of the final steps in the $14.3 million Cannon Falls interchange. Minnesota Department of Transportation spokesman Mike Dougherty said Thursday that the 15-month construction project remains on track to be completed in early October. The finishing touches are currently being wrapped up on the interchange located on the south end of town in preparation for opening within the next few days. TOP 150 In celebration of its sesquicentennial, Mayo Clinic has compiled a consensus list of its top 150 contributions to medicine since Dr. W.W. Mayo first advertised his medical services 150 years ago. According to Mayo, a comprehensive compilation of the clinics contributions has never before been assembled. To meet this need, we studied existing information and surveyed Mayos departments and work groups, states a letter from Dr. Kerry D. Olson, chairman of the Mayo Sesquicentennial Committee. BNSF Dairyland Power has received assurances that it will get the coal it needs to keep its Genoa plant online this winter. In a statement released Wednesday, Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, praised BNSF railroad for making a commitment to ship enough coal to give consumers peace of mind and ensure the stability of the electric grid. HEARD ON THE STREET Mama Fus Asian House still wants to open an eatery in Rochester, but dont expect to try General Fus Chicken here anytime soon. The Austin, Texas-based Asian-centric restaurant chain says its plans for a downtown location near Mayo Clinic are indefinitely postponed at this point. URBAN BEE Andrew Pruett is really not afraid of honeybees. Wearing shorts, a t-shirt and a bucket hat, he carefully opened up a beehive in his backyard on a cul-de-sac in northwest Rochester. No beekeeping suit required here. “Oh that’s nice – Look at that, that’s beautiful,” Pruett said as he opened the hives. Lots of honey. Pruett has four hives in his backyard, about 400,000 bees. He also has eight neighbors, and he doesn’t think most of them even know about the bees under his deck, he said.
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