Pine County Obligated To Cleanup 'Garbage House'
"Disgusting" and "unhealthy" is how residents describe the property of their now deceased neighbor. Now, they are relieved to hear it may be cleaned up soon.
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"Disgusting" and "unhealthy" is how residents describe the property of their now deceased neighbor. Now, they are relieved to hear it may be cleaned up soon.
Lake Pokegema, a beautiful two-acre lot in Pine County, seems like somebody's small chunk of paradise, until you're hit by the awful sights and smells of rotting garbage.
Lake Minnetonka is among the many Minnesota lakes infested with zebra mussels, which spread rapidly and attach themselves to rocks, dock piers, beaches and boat hulls.
If you're one of the many game and fish law breakers who've had gear confiscated by a state conservation officer, pay attention.
As a drill sergeant barks the finish times of a morning run, a quiet sanctuary awaits a once injured Saw Whet owl. It's a simple example of how Camp Ripley is a sanctuary for both soldiers and simpler things.
Indescribable pain, loss and intense sadness fills the eyes of Rick Fosse.
For the first time since he was sentenced to 50 years in prison for orchestrating a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme, Tom Petters is breaking his silence.
Think of it as Minnesota's version of the hit TV show "River Monsters." A giant lake sturgeon caught in the Minnesota River earlier this year by Jeremy Redberg was a sight to behold.
For seven months the agony of not knowing the name of a newborn found dead in the Mississippi River has worn on investigators. They deal in criminal tragedies every day, but this one is different.
The State Legislature is talking about moving the opening date from May 12 to May 5 due in part to our warm spring. This could make anglers, businesses and mothers pretty happy.
In all her years working the emergency room, nurse practitioner Mary Mackenburg-Mohn had never seen anything like the trauma that lay before her. She and fellow nurse, Marsha Moreen, were on their way back to the Twin Cities when they came upon the crash 70 miles southwest of Kansas City.
The north shore of Lake Superior is a vast resource of water, wind and spectacular scenery. It is similar in many ways to the North Sea, but with one exception: The offshore coast of Denmark is dotted with hundreds of giant wind turbines.
Outside Best Buy's corporate headquarters store in Richfield, you can already see the signs of change: a banner hanging on the wall tells customers to expect something new in the months ahead.
When your job is keeping tabs on the state's walleye population you go to work when the walleye do. And an early ice out for most Minnesota lakes means the fish are laying eggs a full month ahead of normal.
In a shopping center parking lot situated between a Menards and Coborn's seems an unusual place to find a church. But each week Pastor Cyndi Ganzkow-Wold delivers her Sunday sermons in a converted pool hall.
On the corner of Bluebird Street and Andover Boulevard in Andover sits a new home awaiting a new family.
Nine men and teens have been charged in the rape of a 14-year-old girl who was forced onto a mattress on the floor and held down while some of the defendants assaulted her.
In an empty parking lot east of St. Cloud's airport, the only birds heard taking flight have the chirp of sandpipers. The City's airport terminal sits empty and jet ways lead nowhere. But now city and business leaders have a plan to bring a carrier back.
It's a big part of our state's identity in this land of 10,000 lakes and vast expanse of forests. But that hunting and fishing culture doesn't come without a cost.
It may sound like a bubble bath for Asian carp, but the underwater device being tested at a University of Minnesota research lab is hardly meant to be a spa.
It was just after 2 o'clock Friday morning when the shrill sound of smoke alarms pierced the overnight darkness.
With so many high-profile injuries involving hockey players, a major push is underway to improve safety. In fact, some big names came together Thursday morning.
A customer walking outside the store in the front parking lot was suddenly struck and pinned by a Ford Excursion. His legs appeared to be wrapped up in the front wheel well with the heavy axel, crushing the left side of his chest.
It's been mystifying residents and scientists for a number of years: Where is all the water going in White Bear Lake? While there are no simple answers, those studying the problem believe they've found a cause -- but it won't be easy to fix.
