Minnesota health officials say youth cannabis use continues to fall. The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey shows 96% of students report no cannabis use in the past month, and past-year use among eighth, ninth and 11th graders dropped nearly 58% since 2013. More students now see weekly cannabis use as harmful. State health leaders say the trend is encouraging but urge parents and trusted adults to start conversations early about risks and prevention.
The Minnesota National Guard is made of Approximately 13,000 people, and recruiters are always looking to add to this number. Minnesota National Guard 1st Sergeant Lance Meyer says recruiters have been successful doing this, as recruitment numbers are high across the state.
Meyer says the reason for enlisting varies from recruit to recruit.
More coming later this week from the Minnesota National Guard.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking anglers, hunters and trappers to help improve the state’s regulations books.
The DNR will host a public webinar April 30 from noon to 1 p.m., where staff will answer questions and gather feedback on readability, images and overall ease of use of the annual hunting, fishing and trapping regulations.
Officials say the books help translate complex legal requirements into a format the public can easily follow, and user feedback is key to making improvements.
Comments will be accepted through May 7, including an online questionnaire, email and mail-in options.
For more information or to join the webinar, visit the Minnesota DNR regulations webpage.