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SPICER — We will likely discover winter kill of fish in some of the area’s shallow lakes when the ice melts in the upcoming weeks. While some winter kill is expected, there is no evidence at this point to suggest major or widespread problems, according to Dave Coahran, fisheries...

SPICER — Minnesota’s boaters are doing a better job of complying with laws to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species, but there’s still a ways to go. One in five boaters checked by Minnesota conservation officers at roadside stops last year were found in violation of the...

WILLMAR — Stream bank erosion and excessive nitrogen remain the primary water quality problems in Hawk Creek. Heidi Rauenhorst, director of...

WILLMAR — As the wind chill persisted in the below-zero range, area residents with variety of perspectives came together Monday to consider...

BRANDON, Minn. -- A hunting lodge and events center south of Brandon in west-central Minnesota was ravaged by a fire that started Sunday night. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, at 10:50 p.m., a large fire was reported at Long Lake Lodge, which is used for lodging,...

Minnesotans are not hunting and fishing in the numbers they used to, and a report says new approaches are needed to address the decline. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance just released a report with information that bothers anglers...

WILLMAR — Local birdwatchers have sighted snowy owls in Kandiyohi County, which is thousands of miles from the birds’ traditional home range above the Arctic Circle. Shalese Sands, of Willmar, went looking for a snowy owl Saturday afternoon, acting on a tip from Josh Wallestad,...