Officials warn of extreme fire danger in northern MinnesotaMay 30, 2023 3:10 PMBy Dan KrakerState and federal land managers are warning of extreme fire danger across northeastern Minnesota, as a lack of precipitation, low humidity, warm temperatures and strong winds combine to create ideal conditions for wildfires.
Walz signs bill making marijuana legal in MinnesotaMay 30, 2023 1:25 PMBy Brian BakstGov. Tim Walz signed a marijuana legalization bill, which begins to roll out in a few months in phases. Full retail sales could be a year or more away.
Play4min 47secLocal businesses prep for legal cannabis plants, possession come AugustMay 30, 2023 6:36 AMBy Dan GundersonIn just a couple of months, Minnesotans will be able to grow their own cannabis plants and local businesses are eager to help them get started. But there is one thing they can’t sell — cannabis seed.
Play7min 16secAt Shakopee prison, women grieve lost children, work toward redemptionMay 30, 2023 4:00 AMBy Catharine RichertMost incarcerated women in Minnesota have children. A new support group at Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee is tailored to the specific grief these women feel that's often overlooked by society.
Generations of Minnesotans remember sacrifice of service members at Fort Snelling National CemeteryMay 29, 2023 4:47 PMBy Regina MedinaA solemn ceremony honoring fallen Minnesota troops Monday touched on service through generations. The Memorial Day tribute at Fort Snelling National Cemetery included music from the 34th Infantry Division Red Bull Band and remarks from political and military leaders.
No fatalities reported in Iowa as officials plan to demolish partially collapsed buildingMay 29, 2023 11:09 AMBy The Associated PressA six-story apartment brick building in eastern Iowa partially collapsed Sunday. There were no confirmed fatalities and no known people still trapped the morning after.
Authorities ID teen who drowned in St. Croix River at Interstate State ParkMay 29, 2023 10:45 AMBy MPR News StaffA body pulled from the St. Croix River near Taylor Falls was identified as D'Andrea Sanvig, who fell at Interstate State Park last month after hiking and losing his footing.
Warm, mostly dry Memorial Day; Unsettled rest of the weekMay 29, 2023 9:06 AMBy Bill EndersenExpect late-day thunderstorms in the west, with air quality alerts for ground-level ozone in parts of Minnesota through tonight. Areas of northeastern Minnesota are under a fire danger warning until 8 p.m.
State Farm has stopped accepting homeowner insurance applications in CaliforniaMay 28, 2023 9:19 PMBy Juliana Kim The announcement is the latest development in what has been a years-long issue in California: insurance companies dropping homeowners because of the growing risk of wildfires.
Twins' Baldelli will soon be managing twins at home, too; wife expecting in SeptemberMay 28, 2023 2:22 PMBy The Associated PressRocco Baldelli will have his hands full managing even more twins near the end of this season. The manager of the Minnesota Twins and his wife, Allie, are expecting twins of their own in September.