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Northern Minnesota community college offers cannabis classes

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2 years ago

January 27, 2024

Northern Minnesota community college offers cannabis classes

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is offering the first cannabis industry classes in northern Minnesota.

M State has campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. The cannabis certificates will all be nine-week classes offered online.

Cannabis training company Green Flower will provide the content for the certificate classes.

“This was a fairly low risk for us,” said Craig Beytien, M State Vice President of Strategic Engagement. “There wasn’t a lot of upfront cost to bringing these programs to Minnesota State. It’s an evolving market. But we just judged that this seemed like a prudent path to go down and we’ll see how that plays out.”

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Minnesota became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use in 2023. Retail sales are expected to begin in 2025.

Nationally, analysts predict strong job growth in the cannabis industry.

St. Cloud State University and St. Paul College previously announced they would offer similar certificate programs.

Students taking the M State online classes can earn certificates in cannabis cultivation, retail or extraction and product development.

“With adult use cannabis now legal in Minnesota, we are seeing tremendous interest in the growing cannabis industry and are thrilled at the opportunity for people to gain the knowledge and expertise to be successful in this industry through our partnership,” said Green Flower Chief Growth Officer Daniel Kalef.

The classes will cover a range of topics from business skills to cannabis cultivation and product development.

Beytien sees potential for expansion in the future if demand is strong enough.

“It’s fairly typical that things develop out of non-credit programs and demand explodes and suddenly now there’s institutions of higher learning providing diploma level or degree level programs,” said Beytien. “That certainly could happen in this case.”

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Large police presence near Russell St. and Minnesota Ave.

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2 hours ago

March 31, 2026

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Large police presence near Russell St. and Minnesota Ave.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We are learning more information about a large police presence seen in Sioux Falls Tuesday afternoon.

Officials say Sioux Falls Police went to arrest a man near West Russell Street and North Minnesota Avenue right before 4:30.

When police were attempting to arrest him, he pulled out a handgun which lead police to fire at him.

Authorities say the man was not shot but was injuried by a police K9 when he was trying to run away.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A large police presence has been seen near the intersection of Russell Street and Minnesota Avenue late Tuesday afternoon.

As of 4:38 p.m. traffic was being diverted in the area. An hour later at approximately 5:30 p.m., the road was open to traffic again.

KELOLAND News is on scene and has reached out to police for information.

This is an ongoing story. Keep with KELOLAND News on air and online as updates become available.

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Forecast First Alert: Rain and snow arrive midweek, messy wintry mix expected

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15 hours ago

March 31, 2026

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Forecast First Alert: Rain and snow arrive midweek, messy wintry mix expected

A Forecast First Alert is in effect for Wednesday night and Thursday due to anticipated rain and snow.

Minnesota’s Weather Authority has issued a FORECAST FIRST ALERT for Wednesday night and Thursday due to impending rain and snow.

So long, 70s, here comes winter again.

Tuesday will still be mild and mostly quiet, with highs in the 50s and some blustery winds at times. However, then the change happens.

Full Forecast from Minnesota’s Weather Authority

Rain will arrive Wednesday afternoon or evening before giving way to snow.

By Thursday morning, 1-2 inches of snow accumulation is expected, and it will be wet and slushy, creating messy roads and likely slower commutes. Temperatures will hover between 32 and 42 degrees Wednesday through Saturday.

Looking ahead, a few more rain showers are possible Friday and another light round of snow is possible on Saturday. Slightly warmer temps should return next week.

From the 70s to snow: Big weather change this week

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Vikings EVP of Football Ops Rob Brzezinski joins ‘The Insiders’ to outline team’s draft plans

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1 day ago

March 30, 2026

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Vikings EVP of Football Ops Rob Brzezinski joins ‘The Insiders’ to outline team’s draft plans

Minnesota Vikings Executive Vice President of Football Operations Rob Brzezinski pulls up a chair alongside NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero to chat about some of the ideas floating around in the Vikings’ front office ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft.

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