 Tests found no chronic wasting disease and more than 11,000 deer shot by hunters in North Central, Central and Southeastern Minnesota this fall. Officials say it gives them confidence that the fatal brain disease has not spread beyond a small pocket in the southeast corner of the state. The DNR ordered the precautionary testing in North Central and Central Minnesota this fall after the disease was found in captive deer on farms in Crow Wing and Meeker County. The testing also found no spread of the disease beyond the state's designated disease management zone near Preston and Southeastern Minnesota where CWD was already known to exist in wild deer. Tests from that zone found six confirmed and one suspected case which is down from 11 last season. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.