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Parents are being urged to talk with their children about being cautious around lakes, ponds, and streams ahead of this holiday weekend.

Nearly 500,000 hunters will take to the woods and the farm fields this weekend for the start of the Minnesota firearms deer hunting season.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certified the state catch-and-release record northern pike, a 46 1/4 inch fish caught June 19 on Basswood Lake by 15-year-old Brecken Kobylecky from Geneva, Illinois.

Stearns and Benton counties are being added to a growing list under a burn restriction.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the invasive algae starry stonewort in Leech Lake in Cass County.

Fire crews have responded to a wildfire at a northern Minnesota State Park.

The I Can! program series is a terrific way to help beginners of all ages learn new outdoor skills in Minnesota and equipment is provided.

Young hunters who want to bag a whitetail deer this fall can try their skills during the youth firearms deer season this week.

Anglers who plan to fish Lake Mille Lacs this month won't be able to go after walleye.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced a change to the camping and lodging reservation window, effective July 1, 2020.