Police in Princeton, about an hour north of the Twin Cities, found three similar suspicious packages placed in three locations around town on Wednesday.

The first package was found outside a post office, another at the high school and the third by a public utilities building. No bomb threat was called in.

One of the packages contained a fire-starting device, and the contents of the other two have not been released by investigators.

People will often leave items for free outside their house along the road, but a free house is an entirely different find. Owner Mitch Augeson thought why tear down a perfectly good home when someone could make use of it. The house itself was free. Takers just needed pay shipping and handling, a move that could cost up to $20,000. Augeson needed the 800-square-foot home moved to make space for a flea market on his property.

The Hmongtown Marketplace — which appears to be also known as the International Marketplace, located at Como Avenue and Marion Street in Saint Paul — is a rare year-round indoor and outdoor marketplace with over more than 200  food and merchandise vendors. Visitors can also find medicinal herbs, DVDs of water-buffalo fights, and fresh tropical produce they may have never heard of before. Considering that the Hmong make up the largest Asian group in the state, there aren't many places serving this sort of Hmong food.

Expect the market to be crowded on the weekends with a bit more room for exploring on the weekdays.

Minnesota Historical Society Objects Curator Matt Anderson answers one of the society's most frequently asked questions and gives the history behind acquiring the largest item in its collection.

Here’s a hint: It is bigger than a breadbox. It's even bigger than the various cars, boats and wagons in the society's collection.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar addresses a question about recent incidents in which passengers were forced to sit on a plane on the tarmac for over five hours waiting to take off. Klobuchar says the situation is more common than you might think and wants an upgrade in air traffic control systems.

The Airline Passenger Bill of Rights is co-sponsored by Klobuchar and calls for adequate food and water onboard planes as well as a three-hour wait limit on the tarmac.

Read more about how recent incidents have helped to fuel this Passenger Bill of Rights.

Northwestern College freshman Peter Miller does not have to worry about financial aid this year. He won free tuition for a year from the college in St. Paul after punting, passing and kicking a 10-yard field goal during halftime at a school football game.

Miller is the first-ever student to win the Football Frenzy contest since it started in 2002. One year of tuition at Northwestern is valued at 22,250.

Northwestern College hosts a similar event in January called Hoops Hysteria. Spencer Peterson won free tuition at that event in 2002 when he made a layup, free throw, three-pointer and half-court shot in 30 seconds.

On the rooftop of the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital in Minneapolis sits a helipad for a LifeLink III helicopter where staff in the hospital's neonatal intensive-care unit gets training for transporting newborn babies.

Inside the helicopter is a dizzying array of pumps, dials and high-tech life-saving equipment the staff must be prepared to use. The hospital says an average of 30 babies are transported there by a LifeLink III each year.

Flight Supervisor Greg Peterson talks about the challenges and rewards that come with flying a medical-care helicopter. 

Not to be out-shined by Ken Burns, the Voyageurs National Park Association, along with National Park Service sites in Minnesota and Twin Cities Public Television, have produce an educational film highlighting the importance of conserving the state's National Park sites.

The 30-minute film, titled "Minnesota's National Park Legacy," will air Oct. 4 on TPT following the six-part series "The National Parks: America’s Best Idea" by documentary filmmaker Burns.

Those who can't wait until Oct. 4 can see a special premiere screening tonight at 7 at the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum of National History or tomorrow at the Backus Community Center Auditorium in International Falls, Minn.

Note: The audio in this clip is not properly synched to the video, but that problem doesn't distract from the beautiful cinematography.