Rusty Ray takes you through the top local stories of the day:

• A home explosion in East Bethel injures three. 
• Minnesota cracks down on the dangerous and rising crime of Sextortion.
• Paul Douglas has a spring-like warmup in the forecast. 
• The warm weather is allowing Minneapolis to clear snow from some streets. 
• Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher tackles overcrowding at jails. 
• Minnesota Senator Tina Smith on China and their infamous "spy balloon".