The most recent Minnesota moose population estimate is approximately 4,470 animals, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ 2026 population survey.

As spring shifts into high gear, the constellation Leo, the lion, takes center stage.    Leo moves steadily westward and finishes the month high in the south at nightfall. The lion appears to be ...

Our sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Maureen French Guentzel, age 70, of Rush City who died on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Mayo Hospital in Rochester after ...

When snow has come calling to our region this winter, most has hit the North Shore of Lake Superior and the Snow Belt from Ashland, Wisconsin up through the Keeweenaw ...

Question: I heard about a thing called “Vanessa’s Law” the other day and I wasn’t quite sure what it was all about. I know it has to do with new ...

The 2026 session keeps chugging along and a clear trend has developed where really good bills are being delayed or even seem to have been completely derailed. In some cases, ...

According to Websters Dictionary, an oenophile is a “lover or connoisseur of wine,” but you don’t have to be a connoisseur or travel to France or Italy to enjoy great ...

If we want strong communities, a reliable workforce, and families who can afford to stay where they belong, we need to address a major barrier: local rules that limit what people can build and where ...

It’s finally feeling like an end to winter is in sight as temperatures tease into the 60s this week.

A Sandstone man, Waylon James Snyder, 36, who has been previously convicted of criminal vehicular homicide in 2011, has been charged with two counts of criminal vehicular operation with bodily ...

The Finnish Luncheon will begin at noon on April 21 at the Kettle River Senior Center and will be held on the third Tuesday of the month until October. Every one is welcome to attend. No reservations ...

Many spiders are nearsighted, said local naturalist, Larry Weber. Weber, 80, has long been fascinated by the natural world, but his career as a science teacher helped launch him forward ...