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As Minnesotans prepare for the summer season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is sharing information to help ...

Following years of restrictive regulations, the Mille Lacs Lake walleye (ogaa in Ojibwe) fishery appears to be in a healthy state, a viewpoint shared by both state and Tribal fisheries biologists. The ...

A multi-agency emergency rescue exercise will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, on the ice and in the waters of Cass Lake. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Cass Lake Fire ...

the lawmakers are seeing reports that Forest Service staffers supporting wildfire mitigation and response were still terminated. Locals share mixed feelings on latest development in Oswego Lake ...

southwestern and northwest Minnesota, according to the National Weather Service. A red flag warning has been issued by the weather service for much of those regions. Any fires that develop can ...

Johnny Mathis performs at Mystic Lake Casino Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. (Ellen Schmidt/Special to The Minnesota Star Tribune) (Ellen Schmidt) ...

places that are run by the forest service, including Luther Pass Campground and Watson Lake Campground, will also see shorter opening seasons. The loss also represents decades of experience ...

But now, Downs’ job is one of an estimated 3,400 terminated Forest Service positions ... As a logistics management specialist for Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, Eileen Kramer was in ...

Although there are more than 44,000 acres of state-managed old-growth forest in Minnesota (and there are certainly more ... no paved roads, no developed campgrounds. To access any of of the park's ...

The remains of a man who went missing while ice fishing on a Minnesota lake Tuesday evening have been ... winter storm," the National Weather Service said there was heavy snow, and as northwest ...

Further updates on recent North Carolina wildfires from the U.S. Forest Service indicated progress in containment. "Fire crews have concluded active firefighting operations," a news release said.