Category Archives: Outdoor News
Unleash Your Creativity as Minnesota's Name a Snowplow Contest Returns
(KNSI) - Plower to the People? Taylor Drift? Sled Zeppelin? Do you have a creative name for a Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow? Because MnDOT's Name a Snowplow Contest is back. For the ...
Dec 06, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Crews Trimming Trees Along Lake Wobegon Trail in Western Stearns County
(KNSI) - The Lake Wobegon Trail is getting a trim in western Stearns County. Crews will be out cutting back trees and other plants between Sauk Centre and the border with Todd County. The trail will r...
Dec 05, 2023 Stearns County
Minnesota, Wisconsin wildlife officials capture 100s of invasive carp in Mississippi River
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Wildlife officials have captured hundreds of invasive carp from the Mississippi River near Trempealeau, Wisconsin. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Friday...
Dec 05, 2023 AP Photo/John Flesher, File
Man Dies in Landslide at Minneopa State Park
A 19-year-old man became trapped and died as a result of a landslide at a state park in southern Minnesota. The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office received a call Saturday afternoon of a landslide tra...
Dec 04, 2023 Unsplash
Minnesota Anticipates Mild Winter with Reduced Snowfall in 2023's El Niño Pattern
(KNSI) - Central Minnesota should see less snow and above-average temperatures this winter season. National Weather Service meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein explains we're in an El-Nio pattern. "That ty...
Nov 30, 2023 KNSI News
Proposed NewRange copper-nickel mine in Minnesota suffers fresh setback on top of years of delays
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota suffered a fresh setback this week when an administrative law judge recommended that state regulators should not r...
Nov 30, 2023 Unsplash
Judging For Foley's Annual Christmas Decorating Contest Kicks Off Friday
(KNSI) - Foley's version of Great Christmas Light Fight starts on Friday. That's when judging begins for the city's annual decorating contest. Everyone who lives in the city limits is automatically el...
Nov 29, 2023 City of Foley
Powder Ridge Ski Hill Opens To Public On Thursday
(KNSI) - Powder Ridge in Kimball opens to the public for the first time this winter season on Thursday. Skiers will have a chance to hit some of the slopes, but not all. Assistant General Manager Shel...
Nov 28, 2023 Unsplash
Save The Date: 2024 Moonlight Ski Set For January 5th
(KNSI) - When the moon hits your skis like a flirtatious tease, that's amore. The date has been set for what would surely be Dean Martin's favorite event on the central Minnesota calendar, the 2024 Mo...
Nov 27, 2023
The journey of Minnesota's Rutt the moose is tracked by a herd of fans
A herd of followers are tracking a moose on the loose in southern Minnesota, hoping the majestic animal's journey ends safely after it was spotted Tuesday 140 miles (225 km) northwest of Minneapolis. ...
Nov 22, 2023 Unsplash