Time is running out if you still have an ice shelter on the lake in Minnesota.

Now is the time to connect with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries offices to provide input as they update management plans for some Minnesota lakes. This year, the ...

Little progress has been made despite 40 years of cleanup on Leech Lake Reservation. Locals fear for the health of surrounding lakes and the Mississippi River downstream.

Ice fishing in Central Minnesota is still going strong, with anglers targeting perch and crappies. Warmer weather posed ...

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is urging extreme caution for anyone traveling on frozen lakes.

Minnesota DNR says at least 4 inches of clear ice is needed to walk safely, while driving vehicles is risky this time of year.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's more than 10,000 lakes are part of many Minnesotans' identities — but as endearing as the lakes are, there's something strange about them too. There's inconsistency in lake ...

ON FARM LAKE NEAR ELY, Minn. — Dave Setterholm steered his motorboat across Farm Lake then cut the engine along the Kawishiwi River near the edge of the Boundary Waters wilderness. Cross into the ...

For the first time in nearly 80 years, lake sturgeon — ancient fish that can grow up to a tall man’s length — are once more flowing through the waters of Big Stone Lake, a 26-mile-wide border lake ...

In the heart of rural Minnesota, surrounded by some of the most heavily farmed and drained land in the Midwest, is a vast lake with water that is remarkably clear. On Swan Lake, thick stands of ...

Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.

Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. Efforts to curb the problem range from shoreline cleanups to dredging lakes. In Minnesota, scuba divers wanted a ...