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Stearns County has taken formal steps ahead of the retail cannabis launch in 2025.

The retail apocalypse marched on in 2024, leaving shuttered storefronts in its wake and emptying more malls. As we head into 2025, it looks like a popular shoe store is next in line to tighten its laces and bow out of struggling locations.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has opened the registration window for its annual Roundtable discussion.

If you’ve ever been captivated by the clickety-clack of a train on its journey, you’re in for a treat. The Sinnissippi Station garden train exhibit at Nicholas Conservatory brings that same magic to life on a miniature scale—and it’s downright enchanting.

Foot tracks show he left the house on a wooded trail toward the Cannon River on the eastern edge of Cannon Falls with his dog as a normal routine.

Learn about the Minnesota crewed WWI Destroyer U.S.S. Ward in Cold Spring on Wednesday

The Benton County Sheriff's Department are reporting a theft of a 4-wheeler. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers says it is a 1985 Suzuki Quad Sport with a blue sticker on the gas tank. It is red/orange in color.

The change was recommended as part of a larger effort to examine parking rules in the downtown area.

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management will hold a news conference to announce the next steps to launch the state's cannabis industry.

I've never seen this sort of thing in real life, and after looking at some videos of the garbage truck explosion and aftermath, I'm really glad I haven't.