Outdoors

President Donald Trump gestures while addressing a campaign rally at the Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in Avoca, Pa, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.

Trump administration denies permit for divisive Alaska mine

11/25/2020 03:27 PM

The Army Corps of Engineers “concluded that the proposed project is contrary to the public interest” and denied a permit to build the Pebble Mine under both the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act, the agency said in a statement ...

DNR issues annual warning about dangers of thin ice

DNR updates to campsite, lodging policies to take effect Dec. 1

Hunting licenses soar as virus-weary Americans head outdoors

Most of advisory group quits over permit for Line 3 pipeline

Reward offered for information surrounding raptor parts, including bald eagle, found in Woodbury

A bald eagle takes flight at Colvill Park in Red Wing.

Hunters: Avoid placing deer stands in ash trees, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says

With deer season underway, and the nine-day gun deer season fast approaching in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters to avoid placing deer stands in or near ash trees...

Sheriff: Hunter reported missing in Becker County

Pandemic forcing hunters to prepare for some changes in firearms deer opener

'Orange Friday' event kicks off firearm deer season in Minnesota

DNR Commissioner among half-million Minnesotans getting ready for deer hunting firearms opener Saturday

Off-highway vehicle restrictions to begin during firearms deer opener

The restrictions, which apply to state forest trails and access routes but not to state forest roads, are to protect recreational riders from potentially unsafe conditions and minimize conflicts between hunters and recreational riders ...

DNR: Anglers can keep 1 walleye on Mille Lacs this winter

DNR urging hunters to make a plan before heading out prior to the opener

DNR turns to helicopters to stock trout in hard-to-reach lakes

Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of US

FILE - This June 29, 2017, file remote camera image provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a female gray wolf and two of the three pups born in 2017 in the wilds of Lassen National Forest in Northern California. Trump administration officials on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, stripped Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in most of the U.S., ending longstanding federal safeguards and putting states in charge of overseeing the predators.

Tourists walk past rock formations along the Giant Logs Trail in the Petrified Forest National Park, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Holbrook, Ariz.

5th-grade students across country now have free entrance to national parks, wildlife refuges

Wisconsin DNR wants to raise mining fees, require more detailed plans

Ice Castles not returning to Minnesota due to pandemic

USDA declares agricultural disasters in parts of Minnesota due to drought conditions

The declaration means farmers in Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and Rock counties are now eligible to apply for emergency loans through the USDA Farm Service Agency ...

FILE - In this April 20, 2020, file photo, a farmer is silhouetted by the setting sun as a field is planted near Walford, Iowa.

Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

Native American tribes opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline once again have asked a federal judge to stop the flow of oil while the legal battle over the line's future plays out...

In this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, heavy equipment is seen at a site where sections of the Dakota Access pipeline were being buried near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. Native American tribes opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline once again have asked a federal judge to stop the flow of oil while the legal battle over the line's future plays out.

DNR to hold 2nd auction for confiscated hunting, fishing gear

A bidding catalog for the auction will be available online Monday night with bidding beginning on Tuesday ...

Weather

Windy Sunday in the Twin Cities with overnight snow expected

Sunday will be cold and windy with west-northwest winds at 15 to 30 mph along with wind gusts to 40 mph, according to KSTP Meteorologist Jonathan Yuhas...

Traffic

Extra DWI enforcement to be on Minnesota roads during the holidays

Minnesota officials are urging people to be safe during the holidays and plan ahead if you're planning to drink ...

Local

Attempted robbery reported near U of M student housing center

The male suspect is described as being about 6 feet tall and wearing a brown and black sweater with blue jeans ...

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DNR updates to campsite, lodging policies to take effect Dec. 1

Hunting licenses soar as virus-weary Americans head outdoors

Most of advisory group quits over permit for Line 3 pipeline

Reward offered for information surrounding raptor parts, including bald eagle, found in Woodbury

Windy Sunday in the Twin Cities with overnight snow expected

Extra DWI enforcement to be on Minnesota roads during the holidays

Attempted robbery reported near U of M student housing center

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Allina Health nurse uses poetry to honor health care workers comforting patients in final hours

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