Some schools in southern Minnesota delayed as road conditions remain hazardous

More than two dozen school districts across southern Minnesota are delaying the start of classes Tuesday morning as driving conditions remain hazardous following Sunday’s blizzard.

MnDOT continues to report icy or snow-covered highways across much of southern Minnesota, though overall road conditions across the region have greatly improved since Monday. Another round of light snow is expected across the state later Tuesday.

A bill that extends a deadline to have all hemp-derived beverages and edibles tested in-state passed the Minnesota House on Monday. The legislation would allow Minnesota’s low-dose hemp industry to continue to use out-of-state testing labs until May of next year.

The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior is welcoming back nearly 90 acres of tribal land it lost over a century ago. It's the largest land return to the Band in recent history.

The vacant CVS store in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood is set for demolition Tuesday. The pharmacy closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and shut down permanently in 2022. Reports of people loitering and drug use plagued the site at the corner of University and Snelling avenues.

For the first time in more than two decades, the Gophers women’s basketball team is set to host an NCAA tournament game.

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Hazardous driving conditions prompt southern Minnesota schools to delay start of classes Tuesday

Grand Portage Band celebrates return of tribal land taken more than a century ago

Abandoned Midway CVS set for Tuesday demolition after delays

Gophers women's basketball team earns NCAA tournament berth

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