 The item that saw the largest increase in price was ground beef, which increased 14% from last year. Derek Decker, MNC News. You can get the top local news delivered to your email twice each day, 7 in the morning and 4.30 in the afternoon. And to get signed up, just go to 953MNC.com, click where it says On Demand. Coming up next, top trading stories. We'll also check out your five-day forecast. MNC News time, 5.13.