The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to a crash involving a school bus and passenger car on the 9600 block of County Road 19 in Pleasant Grove Township around 7:15 a.m.

The architects of a water and soil program in Olmsted County say it has made a huge impact in reducing nitrate levels in watersheds and will continue to do so as more farmers join the initiative.

The Olmsted County Poor Farm was established in 1868 as a 240-acre working farm, and was moved to various locations by the county until it remained in the same spot from 1896 until it closed in 1943.