CHECK'S IN THE MAIL

The Minnesota Department of Human Services mailed out 15,000 checks to wrong addresses last month. The checks totaled just over $3.7-Million and were supposed to go to people who get cash payments and food vouchures in a number of public assistance programs. DHS officials say the cause of the snafu was a computer programming error. They've reissued checks mailed to the wrong addresses and stopped payment on outstanding checks.