West Metro
Black bear killed near Lake Minnetonka after deemed safety threat
Sighting one of many reported recently in southern Minnesota, south of the animals' traditional range.
Local
Plan for northern Minnesota back-roads adventure prompts dust-up
Opposition to the proposed Border to Border Touring Route has mushroomed in places.
Local
Teaming up to take green out of Little Rock Lake
Benton County hopes to turn the tide on algae growth in its largest lake.
West Metro
Students raise weevils to fight invasive milfoil
On Christmas Lake, students learning to raise tiny insects to control an invasive water milfoil.
Outdoors
Feeling Superior: Day by day, notes from the trail
A glance at Melanie Radzicki McManus' hike of the Superior Hiking Trail, including video blogs.
North Metro
Illegal animal traps baited with peanut butter found near trail in Minneapolis
State conservation officials are trying to figure who left them in the well-traveled urban setting.
Local
Swimming pools, hot tubs are more likely than lakes to make you sick, studies find
Chlorine doesn't kill all the things that can make swimmers ill, studies find.
Outdoors
Anderson: Drinking and boating lead to safety problems on water
Boating safety is critical in Minnesota because the state is tops nationwide in boats registered per capita — one watercraft for every 6.76 residents.
Outdoors
Trophy Tales: Last stop of the day nets monster northern
Jess Louwagie of Minnetonka reeled in a 37-inch northern pike in the BWCA near sunset.
Outdoors
Minnesota fishing report
The smallmouth bass bite has been fantastic on Lake Mille Lacs.
Outdoors
Gear alert: Sunscreen is a necessity now
Protection from the sun and its glare should be primary considerations while on the water.
Outdoors
Outdoors
Anderson: Finding, but not keeping, walleyes on Mille Lacs
Walleye fishing on Mille Lacs is still good, and pleasurable, despite the ban.
Outdoors
Ruffed grouse numbers drop, according to DNR spring survey
Drumming counts indicate population peak was short-lived.
South Metro
DNR blames large fish kill near Twin Cities on illegal release of ornamental goldfish
Reports of dead fish showing up on Lake Byllesby near Cannon Falls sent staff from the DNR's Lake City fisheries office to the scene. A virus from the koi goldfish also has been found in at least eight other southern Minnesota lakes in the past year, the DNR said Friday.
Local
Minn. patrols cracking down on drunk boating in Operation Dry Water
Operation Dry Water campaign will station extra enforcement on state lakes with the July 4th holiday approaching.
Outdoors
DNR likes changes to campsite reservations; what about the campers?
Reservations are up overall at state parks; visits elsewhere encouraged.
Outdoors
Anderson: Minnesotan's love of the outdoors is put to the extremes
Grand Rapids' Meadow Kouffeld, a biologist and educator, is pursuing a title: 'huntress.'
Outdoors
Book: Author takes familiar road with cyclist LeMond, with a few new routes
Review: Just in time for the Tour de France, a new book lauds Greg LeMond as the 'true king' of U.S. cycling and mines his wife's intriguing support role.
Outdoors
Inventions of the north: Mechanical portages have stayed relevant
They've come to move a lot of things, but the first known mechanical portage was used to move logged timber.
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