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Nicole Mitchell will resign her seat in the Minnesota Senate following her Friday conviction on two burglary charges. The resignation will take effect in early August.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday along with the potential for severe weather later in the day, especially east. Smoke will continue to keep air quality reduced.

Steady snow that started falling overnight continued Thursday morning across a wide swath of Minnesota, causing difficult driving conditions for the morning commute and prompting many schools to cancel or…