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    April 16, 2018
    Randy Coffield's cow licks her calf March 14, 2018, at the rancher's home near Lake Bronson, Minn. The Kittson County Sheriff's Office confirmed 21 cattle deaths by wolves last year. April Baumgarten / Forum News Service
    Wolf-related cattle losses a major concern for northwest Minnesota ranchers
    RURAL LAKE BRONSON, Minn.—To Randy Coffield, raising cattle is not just a business. It's his life. "I came in as a greenhorn, and I've...
    news/science-and-natureApril 16, 2018 - 7:55am
    February 21, 2018
    Green Island Preserve has 12 kick sleds free for use on a first come. first serve basis. Ten of them are Norweigan models, one is a Finnish model and another a racing model. Brian Hansel / Forum News Service
    Old Scandinavian pastime of kicksledding makes a return at Minn. preserve
    WADENA, Minn.—If you lived in one of the Scandinavian countries during the winter a century ago, there is a very good chance you not only...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 21, 2018 - 11:42am
    November 2, 2017
    A gray wolf walks across a snow-covered highway.
    Funding restored to trap wolves who attack livestock
    MOORHEAD, Minn. — Funding has been restored to trap gray wolves in Minnesota who prey on livestock. The funding ran out for about a week...
    newsNovember 2, 2017 - 8:20am
    October 18, 2017
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    Huge floating bog that damaged docks still on northern Minn. lake
    MERRIFIELD, Minn. -- When lakeshore owners on a northern Minnesota lake about five miles north of Brainerd woke up last Friday, they couldn’t...
    newsOctober 18, 2017 - 5:37pm
    October 14, 2017
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    AgweekTV: Rina’s Garden is growing up some big things in Kindred, N.D.
    If you're in need of a good pumpkin this Halloween there's a place you might want to check out. We found a little girl with a big garden full...
    newsOctober 14, 2017 - 8:30am
    July 26, 2017
    Minnesota keeping Mille Lacs walleye fishing closed
    ST. PAUL — Walleye fishing on Lake Mille Lacs will remain closed longer than originally planned because the state has killed too many fish this year, officials said Friday, July 21. Walleye fishing will now remain completely closed until Aug. 11, when it will re-open for catch-and-release...
    newsJuly 26, 2017 - 7:29am
    June 7, 2017
    The emerald ash borer is a small, metallic green beetle native to Asia that is about 1/2 inch long and 1/8 inch wide. Photo by Marianne Prue, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Bugwood.org
    Tiny beetle poses big threat to northern Minnesota trees
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Alexandria is preparing for an invasion. A tiny beetle about a half-inch long could wipe out the most popular kind...
    newsJune 7, 2017 - 9:02am
    May 19, 2017
    One of the goals is to develop trails connecting recreational areas and communities in the corridor. The Minnesota River Water Trail has been part of the corridor's recreational features for more than 50 years. Forum News Service file photo
    Two Minn. counties taking unique step forward to promote recreation, quality of life
    NEW ULM, Minn.—Two southern Minnesota counties are working with the Department of Natural Resources to create a plan for more outdoors...
    newsMay 19, 2017 - 4:33pm
    May 17, 2017
    Deer caught looking for deals at Minnesota Wal-Mart
    Wadena, Minn. — Shoppers got quite the surprise at the Wadena Wal-Mart when they noticied a deer perusing the aisles. The picture above has...
    newsMay 17, 2017 - 8:12am
    April 6, 2017
    A 2005 file photo taken in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Courtesy of Jay Helmick of Harwood, N.D. / Forum News Service
    Increased outdoors fees in Minnesota needed, Landwehr says
    BEMIDJI, Minn.-- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr is making rounds across the state to discuss potential fee...
    sports/outdoorsApril 6, 2017 - 8:43am
    March 21, 2017
    Catch-and-release summer walleye season announced for Mille Lacs Lake
    Catch-and-release only regulations needed to rebuild Mille Lacs Lake’s walleye population will again be in effect when anglers hit the water on Saturday, May 13. The 2017 walleye season on Mille Lacs is scheduled to run through Monday, Sept. 4.
    sports/outdoorsMarch 21, 2017 - 12:34pm
    February 28, 2017
    Devil's Kettle Falls is located along the Brule River at Judge C.R. Magney State Park, near Hovland on Minnesota's North Shore. Researchers are working to figure out where the water that falls into the "kettle" (at left) re-emerges. Minnesota DNR file photoplay button
    Mystery of Minnesota North Shore waterfalls may be solved
    DULUTH, Minn.—A recent study of Devil's Kettle Falls on Minnesota's North Shore, completed out of "scientific curiosity," shed light on...
    newsFebruary 28, 2017 - 10:21pm
    February 22, 2017
    Gary Thompson of Tri-State Diving in Detroit Lakes, Minn., found a massive elk antler while diving in a nearby lake last summer. Meagan Pittelko/Forum News Serviceplay button
    500-year-old elk antler found by Minnesota diver
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Gary Thompson has been pulling pieces of history out of Becker County's lakes and rivers for going on half a century...
    sportsFebruary 22, 2017 - 11:18am
    January 16, 2017
    1 dead, 4 injured by apparent carbon monoxide in Minn. fish house
    FAIRMONT, Minn. — Sheriff’s officials say a woman died and four other people were hospitalized after they were overcome by apparent carbon...
    newsJanuary 16, 2017 - 10:30am
    January 3, 2017
    CWD found in two farm-raised deer north of Brainerd
    ST. PAUL—Chronic Wasting Disease has been identified in a farmed deer herd north of Brainerd in Merrifield, the Minnesota Board of Animal...
    newsJanuary 3, 2017 - 2:48pm
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