State officials

• "Mastermind" of Minnesota's biggest fraud scheme speaks out - In an exclusive interview from her jail cell, Aimee Bock defended her conduct in Minnesota's Feeding Our Future fraud case, but admitted regrets.
• Florida's rare and controversial black bear hunt kills 52 - Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. At least four dozen of the permits went to opponents of the hunt who never intended to use them, according to the Florid
• As Heavy Rains Roll In, Southern California Drivers Urged To Reconsider Christmas Travel - Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years and warned about flash flooding, mudslides and debris flows in areas scorched by last January's wildfires.