Outdoors
Sale of wild venison over the counter brings criminal charges
Two-year case centered on a butcher who owns a Circle Pines meat shop.
Duluth
Authorities find body of missing canoeist in BWCA
Two others in the canoe that overturned Wednesday swam to safety.
Local
Anderson: State parks slowly get ready to reopen to campers
Except at a relative handful of remote state park sites where camping is allowed, no one has pitched a tent or parked an RV in a Minnesota state park since March 27. That's about to change.
Outdoors
Minnesota fishing report: Walleye watch around the state
A look at where fish are biting around the state.
Local
Duluth's Spirit Mountain won't open for the summer
The ski hill closed in March as the pandemic swept into Minnesota.
Duluth
Tireless efforts by Duluth zookeeper help peregrine falcons soar again
Jackie Fallon turned her teen fascination with the falcon breed into a lifework.
Local
No holiday weekend opening for popular swimming quarries in Stearns County
"There is inadequate space ... to properly social distance while using the two swimming quarries," officials said in a statement.
Outdoors
Sales of walleye stamp spike 60%, proceeds go to stocking fingerlings
"It's great to see and it could still be higher," said Jim Bedell of Hackensack, a longtime citizen volunteer member of the state walleye management committee.
Outdoors
Crappies deliver pleasant shoreline greeting
The boat wasn't even on the water yet and the fish were striking during a recent outing in Crow Wing County.
Outdoors
Acre near Webster, Wis., has been the getaway needed by all
A love letter to the land or, at the very least, a thank you note.
Outdoors
Big and bumbly and obsessed with lights in the night
There are about 100 North American species of beetles in the junebug group. All are big and bumbly and, like some moths, can't seem to resist lights in the night.
Duluth
Group rescued from Cloquet River after canoe capsizes
They were part of a larger group with three kayaks.
Outdoors
In Minnesota's running community, women take the lead and set the pace
Is it the culture of running? Or is it something special about Minnesota that so many women have stepped up and into running's executive leadership? Could these factors boost women's leadership in other sectors?
Outdoors
Anderson: Veteran guide Roach ready to safely go back to work on Mille Lacs
Like other Minnesota fishing guides, Tony Roach's business had been sidelined by a directive issued by Gov. Tim Walz. The governor's order has since been changed.
Outdoors
Outdoors
Live: 100 miles on a treadmill? Watch the world record attempt here
Endurance runner Zach Bitter is spending the day on a treadmill, trying to break the world record for running 100 miles on a treadmill. You can follow him here.
Local
BWCA, Voyageurs to open for overnight campers; state park campgrounds remain closed
Just ahead of the holiday weekend that often feels like the start of summer for lovers of Minnesota's outdoors, the state's two premier camping destinations are allowing overnight visitors.
Outdoors
Night fishing near Belle Plaine yields a catfish catch
Here are the latest photos of your catches, and the stories that go with them, from around Minnesota.
Outdoors
Anderson: Environment loses again if GOP has way with lottery money
Almost from the time it was created, legislators have dipped into the state lottery's environmental trust fund. reducing the amount of lottery proceeds dedicated to conservation.
Outdoors
The 2020 fishing opener? Typical for some
Despite snow, cold and an ongoing pandemic, in many areas fishing pressure was at or above typical opening-day levels.
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