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Minnesota’s legalized marijuana legislation rewritten to cover the new hemp market

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana for adults in Minnesota underwent a major rewrite Tuesday with the addition of new language to regulate and protect the state’s burgeoning industry in low-potency edibles and drinkables.Low-potency products containing THC derived from industrial hemp instead of full-strength cannabis have been legal in Minnesota since last year. But the law that legalized them, which quietly slipped through with many lawmakers apparently unaware of what it did, lacks much of a framework for regulating products such as gummies and seltzers with dosages capped at 5 milligrams of THC.The hemp provisions were added to the version traveling through the Senate when it stopped in the State and Local Government Committee on Tuesday. A similar amendment will be added to the House version of the bill next week when it returns to the Commerce Committee, said the lead House author and committee chairman, Democratic Rep. Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids.“The prohibiti...

Carrie Underwood to headline Treasure Island Casino Amphitheater

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

Country star Carrie Underwood will headline an outdoor show July 21 at Treasure Island Casino Amphitheater.Tickets are priced from $129 to $59 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster.In the 18 years since she won the fourth season of “American Idol,” Underwood has found remarkable success, winning eight Grammy Awards and hitting No. 1 on the Billboard country singles charts a record 16 times.Her current tour began last year and is running concurrently with her well-received Las Vegas residency. They both support her ninth album, “Denim and Rhinestones,” which features the singles “Ghost Story” and “Hate My Heart.” Other recent hits from Underwood include “If I Didn’t Love You” (with Jason Aldean), “Southbound,” “Love Wins,” “Cry Pretty,” “Dirty Laundry,” “Church Bells” and “Heartbeat.”In October, Underwood filled Target Center for a concert that included her enthusiastic take on Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle.” Last April, she invited Axl Rose to join her onstag...

Kyle Anderson continues to do it all for the Timberwolves

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

The Timberwolves’ starters exited with 1 minute, 48 seconds remaining with Minnesota leading by 23 in its blowout victory over Atlanta. Well, almost all the starters.Veteran forward Kyle Anderson remained. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch allowed Anderson to stay on the floor in order to grab the final rebound he needed to notch a triple-double. Anderson grabbed that board with 34 seconds to play to accomplish the feat, sending the team into a state of euphoria.“They be fired up, but they be stealing rebounds from me. You gotta watch them, you gotta watch those guys,” Anderson joked in his postgame, on-court interview. “Nah, that was super cool. Always a dream to play in the NBA. Always special for me.”Finch rarely allows players to achievement chase. He’s pulled the likes of Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns in the past when they were a bucket or two away from major scoring plateaus.“I think it’s something everybody wanted for him,” Finch told reporters after the game. “We’re ha...

Plane goes off taxiway at Syracuse Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) - According to information from the airport, shortly after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, a Delta Airbus - Flight DAL 1718 went off the taxiway and onto the grass Tuesday morning at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport."A coordinated response is underway to bring passengers back to the terminal building andultimately remove the aircraft from the grass," the release stated. The incident occurred north of the main runway and airport operations was not impacted.Beginning around 8:15 a.m. the 61 passengers and their luggage were being brought back to the terminal building.The flight crew has remained with the aircraft as efforts are underway to remove the aircraft from the grass.It's no surprise that most flight issues are in the Northeast where airports are dealing with the nor'easter.This is shown on FlightAware's Misery Map.Due to the inclement weather, several morning flights leaving Syracuse were either delayed or canceled.

Alaska oil drilling project approved, Democrats disappointed with President's decision

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Some Democrat lawmakers are disappointed with the Biden administration's decision to approve the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska."We have to go all in on clean energy," Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) said.President Joe Biden is facing backlash from Democrats, like Bowman, for giving the green light to the project. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "This is the equivalent of putting two million cars back on our highways," Bowman said.The Willow Project, in Alaska's North Slope, is expected to produce 180,000 barrels of oil a day.Bowman says that reverses progress made by climate reform in the Inflation Reduction Act."Why are we taking these two huge steps back right now and drilling for more oil," Bowman said.Bowman says the decision shows how much power oil companies still have. Biden blocks some Arctic oil drilling as Willow decision looms "The fossil fuel lobby wields incredible money and in...

Warren calls for hearings into Silicon Valley, Signature bank failures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has called for the Senate to hold hearings on the recent collapse of two major banks in the aftermath of their failures. Sarafina Chitika, the deputy communications director for Warren, confirmed to The Hill that the senator believes the body should hold hearings that include testimony from the CEOs of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, both of which collapsed over the weekend. Igor Bobic, a senior politics reporter for The Huffington Post, first reported Warren’s call for hearings. Bobic reported that Warren said senators should ask the CEOs about “what went wrong” with their companies and their roles in pushing for regulations from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to be rolled back “so they could load up their banks with risk.” Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act and then-President Obama signed it into law in 2010 to increase financial regulations to prevent the types of failures of major banks that we...

Manlius Police arrest 20-year-old who allegedly made mass shooting threat at Tops

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

MANLIUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Town of Manlius Police arrested a 20-year-old after he allegedly threatened a mass shooting at the Village of Manlius Tops Friendly Markets on social media.On Saturday, March 11, at 1:39 p.m., police started to investigate a series of Discord posts allegedly made by Zachary Mullen of Jamesville, a 20-year-old male user threatening a mass shooting at the Tops. Police seize guns, fentanyl and cocaine after man was threatened with gun at Syracuse Gentlemen’s Club Police then executed a search warrant on Mullen's house where he was arrested for Making a Terroristic Threat, a class D Felony, and a search of his house was conducted where guns and ammunition were located. An Extreme Risk Order of Protection (ERPO) was sought, granted, and issued to the suspect, prohibiting him from owning or possessing any guns. Manlius Police have seized all his weapons. They said there is no threat to the community.Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said M...

Access to abortion pill on trial in Wednesday hearing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

Doctors and reproductive rights advocates are bracing for a hearing on Wednesday in a court case that, if successful, could end legal access to one of two abortion pills nationwide.Abortion pills have become one of the next major fronts in the fight over reproductive health care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Advocacy groups and legal experts said the case is unprecedented, and are preparing for a range of outcomes. At issue is access to mifepristone, a drug that blocks hormones necessary for pregnancy. Mifepristone has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 2000 to induce an abortion up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy. Mifepristone has been used by more than 3 million women in the United States since receiving FDA approval, and top medical groups maintain it is safe and effective."I don't know of any other case where a party has gone to court seeking to order the FDA to withdraw a drug, no less one that was ap...

Law enforcement respond to potential hostage situation off Highway 61 in Ste. Genevieve County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. - Law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions are responding to a possible hostage situation in Ste. Genevieve County.According to a spokesperson for the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff's Office, authorities are at a mobile home park just off of Highway 61 and Highway OO, approximately one mile south of the Ste. Genevieve-Jefferson county line.Law enforcement believes the individual at the center of this may have a minor in their custody.This is a breaking news story. FOX 2 will have more information as it becomes available.

314 Day: All the different ways to celebrate St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS – 314 is not just an area code, it’s who we are as a community; and that’s why we celebrate March 14.There are many ways to celebrate our community on 314 Day. A local DJ is featuring songs by St. Louis artists only all day long.Sidney Caldwell, program director at Smooth 955 & 107 The Heat, says he always supports local artists, and wants to help them get their music out.“We got so much talent here in St. Louis, and some of these artists they don’t know how to get on the radio," Caldwell said. "They don’t know the outreach to get their music on. So, what I tell these artists [is]: make clean music, and we can spin it on the air.” Trending: Daughter roasts Alton dad in sweet and funny obit And as a special treat for fans on 314 Day, the Cardinals announced a flash sale for tickets for $3.14.“I think it’s phenomenal. I think it’s a privilege for people who really can’t afford the real tickets – the price of the tickets for the baseball game. And I’m really happy to be...