Kayakers Stranded On Mississippi Island
Two kayakers swept up in the fast-moving Mississippi River were rescued after they became stranded on an island on Monday.
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Two kayakers swept up in the fast-moving Mississippi River were rescued after they became stranded on an island on Monday.
A panel of top state officials has approved the sale of 77 mineral rights leases to four companies that want to prospect for copper, nickel and other valuable metals in scenic northeastern Minnesota.
A 39-year-old Otsego man is facing up to a year in jail and up to a $3,000 fine after a conservation officer caught the angler with more than 400 fish, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says tours will resume Saturday at Soudan Underground Mine State Park near Tower.
Minnesota is releasing details about its plans for the state's first regulated wolf hunting and trapping season. The wolf season will start Nov. 3 when the firearms deer season opens.
As the drought recedes and the landscape greens up, the Department of Natural Resources is lifting burning restrictions in more Minnesota counties.
Coming on the heels of the driest autumn on record and a mild winter, the recent rains are just what we've needed, according to Climatologist Greg Spoden.
A Minnesota Senate panel will look at whether to open the fishing season a week early.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plans to auction a collection of hunting and fishing equipment it confiscated for serious game violations.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released new walleye regulations that could have an impact on this year's fishing season for one of the state's most popular lakes.
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.
Officials say Minnesota's troubled new state park reservations system is now fully up and running.
Officials say they're pleased with the relaunch of a troubled campground reservations system for Minnesota state parks.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has been sued by three associations representing Lake Bavaria, Christmas Lake and Lotus Lake in Carver County over failing to stop the spread of zebra mussels , officials said Wednesday.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking citizen input on three hunting and trapping issues at a series of public meetings this winter.
Traps meant to catch raccoons and bobcat are catching and killing dogs instead.
Minnesota House and Senate panels will be taking their first looks at plans for the resumption of wolf hunting and trapping.
Fewer deer were harvested in the 2011 hunting season.
There's a warning about snowmobiles and ice following two deaths in Wright County during the weekend.
A Forest Lake family is upset after two fawns that made a home on their property were shot by a police officer.
The Minnesota Department of Resources is taking an unusual step for late December — warning of the fire danger.
Minnesota officials said Wednesday that the federal government's decision to remove the region's gray wolves from the endangered species list may lead to a hunting and trapping season as early as next fall.
Minnesota officials say tests have detected signs of Asian carp north of the Coon Rapids dam on the Mississippi River, the last major physical barrier to their spread northward.
While winter can be fun, it can also be deadly. This is the time of year when virtually no ice is safe on lakes and rivers.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is warning the ice on the state's lakes and rivers is still too thin to play on, so parents should keep a sharp eye on their children during the Thanksgiving holiday.
