Category Archives: Outdoor News

(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation Tuesday says it is conducting controlled burns along Highway 23. The burns will be around the Cold Spring area. MnDOT says people may see or smell s...

(KNSI) - An air quality alert has been issued for the northern half of Minnesota due to smoke drifting south from wildfires in Canada. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says the Air Quality Index...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic Minnesota senators held firm despite only a one-vote majority Friday to pass gun control legislation strongly supported by the governor that would align the battlegro...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic leaders in the Minnesota Senate said they were confident that their one-vote majority would hold firm Friday when the chamber took up the final version of a broad pub...

(KNSI) - After clearing the Minnesota House and Senate, a big budget bill is out of the stables and headed to the governor's desk. St. Cloud Senator Aric Putnam authored the omnibus agriculture, broad...

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(KNSI) - Moms can wet a line without a license during this weekend's Minnesota fishing opener. The Department of Natural Resources is hosting its annual Mother's Day opening fishing weekend challenge....

(KNSI) - Your new favorite fishing hole might be in your own backyard. Stearns County is reminding anglers to think local the next time they get an itch to pull out the rod and reel. Quarry Park is on...

(KNSI) - Hoards of anglers fanning out across the state for the 2023 Minnesota Fishing Opener are on the front lines for preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. The unofficial Minnesota hol...

(KNSI) - Roughly two-thirds of the state is under a moderate fire danger with burning restrictions in place until further notice. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildfire prevention speciali...