John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days ...

Each year tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stop at a Minnesota wildlife refuge for an extended layover as part of their migration south. These birds are long-legged, loud -- and methodical.

Minnesota hunters registered 120,675 deer after the third weekend of the firearms deer season, up 6% from 2023, but down 4% from the five-year mean, or average, the Department of Natural Resources ...

Adam Block, boating law administrator for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “All water this time of year is dangerous, from the small neighborhood pond to the state’s biggest lakes and ...

By Dan Gunderson New research shows a widely used insecticide is common in shallow groundwater across Minnesota.

Born and raised in Metro Detroit, Adam loves all things Michigan, but is thrilled to now call Minnesota home. In Minneapolis' ...

In 90 days the Minnesota Supreme Court will decide whether a mining company is required to fully examine how their proposed ...

A contested case hearing is delayed on NewRange Copper Nickel’s Permit to Mine for its proposed NorthMet non-ferrous mining operation in northeastern Minnesota.

Decades of fisheries management programs led to huge improvement in the number of lake trout, which were nearly wiped out in the Great Lakes.

Hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, squirrels or rabbits offers Minnesota hunters opportunities to continue enjoying the outdoors as temperatures fall and snow blankets the landscape, the Department of ...

The 2024 firearm deer season came to an end on Sunday, Nov. 24, in the northeast region of Minnesota.  To the surprise of ...

For avid hunters the nine-day gun deer season is a cherished ritual. But some people want to increase awareness that lead ...