Local
After 80 years of love, Mississippi headwaters needs a makeover
Millions of visitors have unintentionally left their mark.
Outdoors
Anderson: Veteran guide Koep leads groups to unhyped success, trip after trip
Fishing guide Marv Koep lowers expectations, then lets success elevate spirits on the water.
Outdoors
Grand Rapids teens place high in Alabama bass fishing tournament
In late June, Alex Timm and Easton Fothergill finished fifth and eighth, respectively, in the prestigious national-world high school bass-fishing championship on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Ala.
Outdoors
Anderson: Such as it is, my RV still satisfies my hunger for the road
I took the RV leap years ago. There is no turning back.
Local
Medical examiner says Minnesota man's death wasn't caused by bear attack
The 70-year-old man died a few days after an encounter with 2 bears.
Outdoors
Minnesota prairie wildflowers are showy in early July
Nature Notes: Bright butterfly weed is one of the most conspicuous northern wildflowers.
Outdoors
Minnesota Bat Festival kicks off, fittingly, after dark at wildlife refuge center
Events this weekend at Minnesota state and regional parks
Outdoors
Rustic cabin was always part of the equation
Inherited land in central Minnesota was an opportunity.
Minneapolis
Ex-Edison HS teacher, coach dies during canoe trip on beloved Boundary Waters
The former wrestling and football coach was on an outing with a friend to introduce their 8-year-old grandsons to the Minnesota backwoods.
Local
Body found of boater who jumped in Pine County lake to save friend's hat
The search lasted two days until the 28-year-old man's body was recovered late Monday afternoon.
Local
ATV rider in northern Minnesota crashes into fence and dies
The woman did not have on a helmet, authorities said.
Outdoors
State fishing license sales lowest in five years, second lowest since 2000
Through the weekend after July 4th, the DNR sold 805,242 fishing licenses of all kinds. That was down about 41,000 licenses, or 4.8 percent, from the same period a year ago.
Outdoors
Trophy tales: No net no problem, angler has double the fun
Check out this week's memorable fishing catches
Outdoors
Minnesota fishing report
A look at where the fish are biting around the state.
Outdoors
Fishing and knot tying go hand in hand, and this book can help
"40 Knots and How to Tie Them" explains, in straightforward fashion with easy to understand illustrations, knots most everyone should know — anglers especially.
Local
New DNR tool shows black bears lumbering beyond their usual Minnesota range
Researchers say they've been surprised by the number of bear sightings in the Twin Cities and further south.
South Metro
Boater who was drunk gets year in jail for Iron Range crash that killed passenger
A Duluth boater who rammed a dock and a lift on an Iron Range lake, killing a Burnsville woman and injuring himself and two others, has been sentenced to a year in jail.
Outdoors
Anderson: Ruffed grouse numbers down in; West Nile one suspected reason
This fall, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota wildlife officials will conduct a study to further determine whether WNV is killing ruffed grouse in the three states.
Outdoors
Trout streams run parallel to political cartooning career of Minnesota's Ohman
Jack Ohman's experiences learning fly fishing in Minnesota have become a fountain of outdoors satire for the political cartoonist.
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