Outdoors

More Minnesota counties added to spring restrictions

04/16/2021 02:14 PM

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced more counties have been added to burn restrictions, as fire season deepens and expands...

New CWD infection found in Beltrami County

MNICS: Over 500 wildland fires across Minnesota, 20K acres burned since start of March

DNR clears up confusion, says May 15 is fishing opener

Warm spring weather means start of garden preparations

DNR: Both spouses must be present for purchase of combination angling, hunting licenses

Sheriff David Hutchinson (right) on Lake Minnetonka on March 30, 2021.

Ice out declared on Lake Minnetonka

Tuesday afternoon, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office declared "ice out" for Lake Minnetonka, marking the official start of boating season ...

DNR adds 12 counties to burn restriction list

2nd eaglet hatches on DNR EagleCam

DNR to lead innovative search to remove invasive carp

FILE - In this June 22, 2017 file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources shows a silver carp that was caught in the Illinois Waterway approximately nine miles away from Lake Michigan. The first silver carp captured in Minnesota was in 2008.

Need for disputed pipeline argued in Minnesota appeals court

Hundreds gather along the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, March 11, 2021, to call on President Biden to stop the tar sands Line 3 pipeline that Enbridge is currently constructing in northern Minnesota.

DNR: Mille Lacs Lake to allow early and late-season walleye harvest in 2021

The Minnesota Department of National Resources announced early-season walleye anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will be able to keep one walleye 21-23 inches long or one longer than 28 inches...

DNR warns of ice conditions with recent warm weather

Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked

In this Dec. 13, 2019, file photo, thousands of snow geese take flight over a farm field at their winter grounds, in the Skagit Valley near Conway, Wash. The Biden administration on Monday, March 8, 2021, reversed a policy imposed under former President Donald Trump that drastically weakened the government's power to enforce a century-old law that protects most U.S. bird species. Trump ended criminal prosecutions against companies responsible for bird deaths that could have been prevented.

US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans

A gray wolf is seen at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn

Mississippi River cities join project to map plastic litter

Minnesota tourism lost estimated $7.1B in travel spending during pandemic

Updated sunfish regulations in effect on nearly 100 Minnesota waters

In this photo provided by Jason Torlano, Zach Milligan is shown on his descent down Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. Two men climbed some 4,000 feet to the top of Yosemite's Half Dome in subfreezing temperatures and skied down the famously steep monolith to the valley floor. Jason Torlano, 45, and Zach Milligan, 40, completed the daring descent in five hours on Sunday by charging down Half Dome's arching back and using ropes to rappel down several sections of bare rock known as the

2 skiers defy death in descent of Yosemite's Half Dome

DNR reminds anglers deadlines to remove ice shelters are quickly approaching

Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminded Minnesotans deadlines to remove ice shelters from area lakes are quickly approaching...

9 deer added to total of CWD positive whitetails at Houston County farm

Test results following the late-January depopulation of a Houston County white-tailed deer farm confirm nine additional cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) as of Monday...

Apostle Island ice caves are no-go again this year

Officials at northern Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands National Lakeshore say the caves won’t be accessible because of poor ice conditions as well as the coronavirus pandemic...

This file photo shows ice on Lake Superior just up the north shore on Brighton Beach.

Weather

Outdoor tornado warning siren drills scheduled for Thursday

Outdoor warning sirens are scheduled to sound at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Thursday in several counties across the state...

Traffic

Drivers in north metro will encounter major lane shifts and lane closures this week

It will be a busy week for construction as more lane shifts and lane closures go into place around the metro...

Local

Pig's head left at former home of Chauvin defense witness

Vandals left a pig’s head at the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd, police said ...

Barry Brodd takes the witness stand during the Derek Chauvin trial on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

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New CWD infection found in Beltrami County

MNICS: Over 500 wildland fires across Minnesota, 20K acres burned since start of March

DNR clears up confusion, says May 15 is fishing opener

Warm spring weather means start of garden preparations

DNR: Both spouses must be present for purchase of combination angling, hunting licenses

Outdoor tornado warning siren drills scheduled for Thursday

Drivers in north metro will encounter major lane shifts and lane closures this week

Pig's head left at former home of Chauvin defense witness

Experts: Jury instructions as important as evidence in Chauvin trial

Carjacking suspect dead after shootout with police on Highway 13 in Burnsville

State Patrol: Fatal crash in Lowry Tunnel closes westbound lanes of I-94 in Minneapolis

Minnesota lawmakers propose major changes to traffic stop laws

EXCLUSIVE: Daunte Wright's family, national civil rights leaders call for change

Ohio State Highway Patrol to send troopers to Minnesota this week

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Snow, heavy rain, hail, tornado warnings in Minnesota

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