Category Archives: Outdoor News
Bird Flu Takes Unheard-of Toll on Bald Eagles, Other Birds
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly. "It's...
May 06, 2022 Minnesota Zoo Facebook
Warner Lake County Park Closed for Prescribed Burn Thursday
(KNSI) - For the second time in as many days, Warner Lake County Park will be closed part of the day Thursday for a prescribed burn. The park was closed Wednesday for several hours, and officials with...
May 05, 2022 Stearns County Parks Department
Sixty Eight Sites in Minnesota Reporting Bird Flu Infections
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says there are now 68 sites in Minnesota reporting highly pathogenic avian influenza infections. The board says 2.72 million birds have been affected acro...
May 05, 2022 Unsplash
Quarry Park Closed Tuesday for Prescribed Burn
(KNSI) - Quarry Park is closed Tuesday for a prescribed burn. Officials with the Stearns County Parks Department say a few of the parks in the system will be closed for burns this spring. "Prescribed ...
May 03, 2022 KNSI News
Five Rescued After Boat Flips on Green Lake
(KNSI) - Five people are expected to be OK after their boat capsized Monday night. According to the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office, they were called to Green Lake just before 10:00 for a water emer...
May 03, 2022 Unsplash
April 2022 Was the Cold, Wet Mud Puddle You Thought It Was
(KNSI) - April climate stats for the state of Minnesota are in, and it was the cold, wet, mud puddle you thought it was. The St. Cloud area was below average for temperatures and snowfall and above av...
May 02, 2022 KNSI News
Sauk Rapids Police Warn of Bear Sightings
(KNSI) - Residents in Sauk Rapids are being asked to watch out for a bear on the loose. The police department posted on their Facebook page Monday morning that they received a report of a bear wanderi...
May 02, 2022 Unsplash
DNR Closes Access To Highest Number of Rivers, Streams in Years
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources asks anglers and boaters to stay out of several streams, creeks and rivers to protect reproducing fish. Fish biologists say walleye and other fis...
Apr 22, 2022 Jake Judd KNSI News
Update: Chances for Severe Thunderstorms Lessen Friday, Remain for Saturday
Originally posted 9:29 a.m. April 21st, 2022 Updated 7:29 a.m. April 22nd, 2022 (KNSI) - The Storm Prediction Center has moved much of Minnesota out of the slight risk category for severe weather for ...
Apr 22, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Minnesota Supreme Court to Hear Challenge in PolyMet Case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a challenge by environmentalists over portions of a lower court ruling involving a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-...
Apr 20, 2022 AP Photo/Jim Mone, File