After a contentious public hearing, the Stearns County Board of Adjustment denied a request that would've helped open the way for a new trap-shooting range near Pleasant Lake.
Labor day weekend is here and the school year is starting, doesn't mean you can't have a little fun in Central Minnesota this weekend. Catch a high school football game at St. Cloud Apollo, go for a bike ride with some beer and burrito's at Beaver Island Brewing Company, listen to the acoustic sounds of Dave Lumley, dance to the country music duo of the Farmers Daughters at Rollies and go trap shooting in Maple Lake. Read more in The Weekender!
St. Cloud area kids have the chance to try the sport trap shooting. The Sauk Rapids Sportsmen's Club is hosting their "8th Annual Youth Day At The Range" on Saturday.
Twenty-two shooting ranges in Minnesota will share $371,000 in grant money to make improvements and increase youth participation opportunities. The grants are part of an initiative approved by the Legislature in 2014.