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Works of Art or Monuments to Ego? Rock Stacking Stirs Debate

09/15/2019 01:18 PM

Stacked rocks, or cairns can be found all along the North Shore, and you may even stumble upon one while hiking on a trail deep in the woods. But are these manmade objects works of art, or a nuisance?

Officials Confirm Outbreak of Deer-killing Disease in Central Minn.

Democrat Introduces Bills to Pump More Money into CWD Fight

Snowstorms, Heavy Rains, Take Toll on Minnesota Pheasants

Red Lake Nation Worries About Arrival of Zebra Mussels

DNR Issues Mandatory CWD Sampling Order

State Confirms 40th Cougar Report in Michigan Since 2008

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Wis. DNR Board Moves Toward Shortening Grouse Season

Wisconsin Officials Say Gray Wolf Population Seems Stable

DNR Expands Feeding Bands to Fight CWD

Captive Elk Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease

DNR to close Mille Lacs Walleye Fishing on Sept. 6

New Boat Tour Shows Voyageurs Visitors Life on the Lake

Ranger Adam Mathews talks to visitors on the Life on the Lake tour.

Apostle Islands' Outer Island Temporarily Closed for Bear Activity

The Outer Island of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is temporarily closed to both day and overnight visitors. Park Service staff say there is a bear frequenting public areas that does not seem to be afraid of humans.

The Outer Island is being temporarily closed due to bear activity.

Federal Agency to Consider Protections for Lake Sturgeon

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will consider whether to list the lake sturgeon as an endangered or threatened species, saying there is "substantial information" to justify a study

Wis. DNR Spent Nearly $10K to Host Deer Disease Summit

Receipts obtained by the Associate Press show the Wisconsin DNR spent nearly $10,000 on a chronic wasting disease conference. The gathering of leaders from ten states did not result in any new strategies.

Michigan DNR Confirms Gogebic County Cougar Sighting

The Michigan DNR confirmed a photo of a large cat from an Upper Peninsula landowner's trail camera is a cougar. It's the 39th cougar sighting in Michigan since 2008.

Michigan DNR wildlife biologists confirmed this photo taken on a landowner's trail camera is a cougar.

Study: Invasive Carp Could Find Plenty of Food in Lake Michigan

Access North and McCarthy Beach State Park are hosting an accessible deer hunt in October.

Area's First Accessible Deer Hunt Planned for October

The Minnesota DNR says they believe they have killed a bear that bit a teen jogger near Ely last Monday.

Bear Killed Near Ely, Suspected of Biting Teen Jogger

Woolly Aphids Leave Sticky Mess Around Northland

DNR to Take Public Input on New ATV Forest Routes

Midwest Meeting Yields No New Approaches to CWD

Fifth Falls: Gooseberry's Hidden Gem

DNR Chief Tells States to Work Together on CWD

�Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is opposing a federal plan to drop gray wolves from the endangered species list. Federal officials wants to turn management of the species over to the states, but Nessel says eliminating the shield would lead to renewed hunting and could imperil the species.

Michigan Attorney General Opposes Dropping Wolf Protection

Organizations Seek Progress on Recovery from Mussel Invasion

Wis. DNR Working on Tech to Pinpoint CWD Sample Origins

West Nile virus Impacting Minnesota Loon Population

Michigan Adopts Deer Hunting Rules to Halt CWD

Sturgeon, America's Forgotten Dinosaurs, Show Signs of Life

Great Lakes Water Levels Continue Surge; 2 Set Records

Wisconsin Regulators Propose Mandatory Wasting Disease Tests

Wisconsin DNR Searching for Sick Snakes

Gnat Invasion Presents Threat to Chickens, Large Livestock

Up North

Up North: Courage Kenny Celebrates 21st Annual Shoot for Fun

The Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute held their 21st annual Shoot for Fun fundraiser on Saturday. The event started with around 35 people and has grown to around 480 participants.

Participants in the 2019 Shoot For Fun event

Up North: All-Terrain Fun Spreading Across the Iron Range

ATV enthusiasts rejoice, a new trail in Virginia connects motorized recreational traffic to the Quad Cities on the Iron Range.

WDIO Sports

Fond du Lac Falls 39-6 to Itasca at Egerdahl Field

Fond du Lac Thunder football fell 39-6 to Itasca Saturday night at home at Egerdahl Field in Proctor.

Prep Soccer 9/14: Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, Proctor, Denfeld & Superior Notch Wins in LSC Jamboree

In prep soccer Saturday, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, Proctor, Duluth Denfeld and Superior boys earned wins in the Lake Superior Conference Jamboree.

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Red Lake Nation Worries About Arrival of Zebra Mussels execCheckDiffShort("09/03/2019 05:06 PM","minutes",8432,5478970);

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Study: Invasive Carp Could Find Plenty of Food in Lake Michigan execCheckDiffShort("08/12/2019 10:14 AM","minutes",8438,5454618);

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Woolly Aphids Leave Sticky Mess Around Northland execCheckDiffShort("07/26/2019 06:35 PM","minutes",8438,5437840);

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Midwest Meeting Yields No New Approaches to CWD execCheckDiffShort("07/25/2019 04:41 PM","minutes",8438,5435523);

Fifth Falls: Gooseberry's Hidden Gem execCheckDiffShort("07/25/2019 02:28 PM","minutes",8438,5428995);

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West Nile virus Impacting Minnesota Loon Population execCheckDiffShort("07/18/2019 04:53 PM","minutes",8439,5427801);

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