Stay Off the Ice

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is warning parents to keep their children off the thin ice that's now forming across much of the state.

As of Monday, no ice in the state was consistently four inches thick, which is the minimum recommended to support the weight of a person.

Tim Smalley of the DNR says conservation officers report that some people are starting to tiptoe out onto a few frozen ponds - something he says is not a good idea.