Category Archives: Outdoor News
Stearns County Unveils Newest Section of Beaver Island Trail
(KNSI) - Stearns County says its portion of the Beaver Island Trail expansion is now open to the public. It began the construction of a 10-foot-wide paved path from Opportunity Drive in southeast St. ...
Nov 15, 2023 Stearns County Parks Department
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Offers Free State Park Admission on November 24th
(KNSI) - If you're not going shopping but still want to get out of the house on Black Friday, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering free admission to all 75 state parks and recreat...
Nov 14, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Deer Hunting Results Still Lagging Last Year
(KNSI) - Rifle season totals continue to be slightly behind last year. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says preliminary figures show 125,579 deer were taken over the last week and a half...
Nov 13, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Warm, Dry Weather Could Worsen Drought
(KNSI) - Drought conditions were little changed last week, both locally and across Minnesota. It doesn't look like there is much help coming over the next seven days, though. Sunny skies, warmer than ...
Nov 13, 2023 Unsplash
Stearns County Salutes Veterans with Free Parking at Quarry Park this Veteran's Day
(KNSI) - In honor of Veteran's Day, Stearns County is offering free parking for all veterans at Quarry Park on Saturday, November 11th. When filling out a self-pay envelope at the Gatehouse, include t...
Nov 10, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Minnesota agency had data on iron foundry's pollution violations but failed to act, report says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota iron foundry has been violating air emissions laws for at least five years, but the state agency responsible for enforcing air permits didn't take action against the com...
Nov 09, 2023 Unsplash
Invasive Crayfish Species Discovered in Douglas County Lake
(KNSI) - A nonnative crayfish species has been discovered in Lake Winona near Alexandria in Douglas County. A commercial harvester contacted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources after trappin...
Nov 03, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
DNR Urges Safety First as Minnesota Gears Up for Annual Firearms Deer Season
(KNSI) - Around 400,000 hunters will take to the woods and fields as Minnesota's firearms deer season opens at sunrise on Saturday, and the Department of Natural Resources wants everyone to have a saf...
Nov 03, 2023 Unsplash
Minnesota Implements New Restrictions for Deer Hunters in Chronic Wasting Disease Zones Ahead of Firearms Season
(KNSI) - Deer hunters in Minnesota's 13 chronic wasting disease management zones won't be able to move their kill without deboning it first unless the animal gets a clean bill of health. The restricti...
Oct 31, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
MN DNR Adjusts Winter Walleye Harvest Limits for Upper Red, Keeps Mille Lacs Lake Same
(KNSI) - Ice anglers will keep fewer Walleye this winter on Upper Red Lake while the number of fish harvested on Mille Lacs Lake stays the same. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says star...
Oct 31, 2023 Pixabay