From the column: "In 2022, outdoor recreation was an $11.7 billion industry in Minnesota, contributing seven times more to ...

A sanctuary for big cats, like tigers, leopards, and cougars, in northern Minnesota is buying a large chunk of land.

The Hubbard County Board agreed to add a Christmas tree harvest permit to the natural resources department’s fee schedule.

City officials in Galesburg, Ill., display an example of the city's lead pipes in 2016. (Seth Perlman/The Associated Press) ...

A St. Louis County man accused of illegally harvesting the tops of evergreens to sell for holiday decorations faces a felony theft charge for the first time because of the enormity of the violation ...

More than 77 percent of voters backed a constitutional amendment that continues to funnel tens of millions of dollars of Minnesota’s lottery proceeds into environmental research and natural resource ...

Minnesota’s counties are more polarized with fewer politically moderate areas.

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