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Cannabis Advisory Council meets for the first time to help new businesses get ready
ST PAUL, Minn — Nine months after Minnesota legalized recreational marijuana, there are still a lot of questions about how to best sell it. The group that has a big hand in that future that met for the first time on Friday. The Cannabis Advisory Council is made up...
2 killed in separate crashes on snowy MN roads
(FOX 9) - Two people who were not wearing seat belts died in separate crashes on snowy roadways Wednesday, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The first crash happened around 6:15 a.m. in Kanabec County on Highway 65 and Mahogany Street. A driver of a Chevy Avalanche was heading southbound when he crossed the center line and crashed into an Impala driving in the opposite direction.
March snow storms help improve Minnesota drought conditions
MINNEAPOLIS — All of the wet weather over the past week has helped with the ongoing drought across Minnesota.The latest drought monitor released Thursday shows just 43% of Minnesota in moderate drought. Last week, that number was up to 75%.RELATED: Minnesota's unusual weather may impact your summer vacation plansMost of the improvements were across southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, which are now just considered abnormally dry. Western Wisconsin also saw a one-category improvement. That's thanks to all the rain and snow that has fallen over the last seven days across the Upper Midwest. From southern Minnesota to northern Wisconsin, a swath of more than 2 inches of liquid equivalent fell, with most of that in the form of snow.We do have a few more chances for additional rain and snow over the next few days, but looking farther down the road, the Climate Prediction Center outlook shows a greater likelihood of above-average precipitation amounts as we head through the first week or so of April.RELATED: Why does it snow in March?
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