John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days ...

Each year tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stop at a Minnesota wildlife refuge for an extended layover as part of their migration south. These birds are long-legged, loud -- and methodical.

Minnesota hunters registered 120,675 deer after the third weekend of the firearms deer season, up 6% from 2023, but down 4% from the five-year mean, or average, the Department of Natural Resources ...

In 90 days the Minnesota Supreme Court will decide whether a mining company is required to fully examine how their proposed ...

A contested case hearing is delayed on NewRange Copper Nickel’s Permit to Mine for its proposed NorthMet non-ferrous mining operation in northeastern Minnesota.

Decades of fisheries management programs led to huge improvement in the number of lake trout, which were nearly wiped out in the Great Lakes.

Pandolfo's ill-fated Pan Motor Co. was a minor sensation in Minnesota in the early 1900s, until the dream collapsed with ...

For avid hunters the nine-day gun deer season is a cherished ritual. But some people want to increase awareness that lead ...

A new bald eagle nest cam has begun livestreaming from Minnesota. Viewers can watch live as the wild raptor pair builds their nest and raise their young.

An official weighing whether to accept a judge's recommendation to reject it placed those proceedings on hold after NewRange ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has delayed a decision until late next year on a key permit for the proposed ...

A TIP call resulted in an overlimit of two bucks being seized in the Bemidji area, along with a crossbow used in the ...