The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources defines a lake as a body of water with an area of at least 10 acres.

Minnesota has distributed about $10 million a year to counties for aquatic invasive species prevention. Gov. Tim Walz’s ...

Each of the five bodies of water that encompass the Chain of Lakes byway district has something different to offer: Lake Harriet features live music during the summer, not to mention a bird ...

as well as the size and depth of each lake, and even its shape and orientation. Below is a graph that shows the annual average ice cover on the Great Lakes from 1973 through 2019. In any given ...

Here, you can rent a boat and go from one lake to the next on the Whitefish Chain of Lakes ... architectural marvels. The Minnesota History Center offers an in-depth look at its people and ...

In a head-to-head battle in lakes, bass and walleyes can coexist, but only one species typically dominates, depending on lake conditions. (Image courtesy of Steve McComas) March is a big month for ...

This marks two years in a row of a substantially early ice-out on Lake Minnetonka and all southern Minnesota lakes. Last year, the ice out was March 13, just two days shy of the all time record ...

The Rangers released outfielder Cody Thomas from his minor league contract. Texas also officially selected Kevin Pillar onto the 40-man roster after announcing yesterday that he’d make the ...

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists, Paul Huttner, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber. MPR News brings you the latest weather outlook ...

Voters in mail ballot precincts will have a ballot mailed to them. Due to the short timeline, the Minnesota Secretary of State Office recommends dropping off ballots at each county's in-person ...

Lori Ann Thompson (62), formerly of Detroit Lakes, passed away on Sunday ... Full obituary available online through Cremation Society of Minnesota.