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    November 7, 2018
    Pequot Lakes seventh-grader Calia Chaney (Bib. No. 968) finished 32nd at the State Class A Cross-Country meet on Saturday, Nov. 3. Bill Johnson / Picture Day Pro!
    Cross-country: PL's Chaney 32nd, Zutter 90th at state
    Pequot Lakes seventh-grader Calia Chaney finished the course in 19 minutes, 46.2 seconds to finish 32nd on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the State Cross-Country...
    sports/cross-countryNovember 7, 2018 - 3:30am
    August 27, 2018
    Dayton orders flags at half-staff in honor of Sen. John McCain
    In honor and remembrance of U.S. Sen. John McCain, Gov. Mark Dayton ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the state of Minnesota, beginning immediately, until sunset the day of McCain's interment Sunday, Sept. 2....
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 27, 2018 - 7:36pm
    April 26, 2018
    Pequot Lakes speech students placing at state, from left: Mollie Pierson, Allie Miller and Savannah Ellison.
    Pequot Lakes: Ellison runner-up at state speech meet - Pierson, Miller also place
    Pequot Lakes senior Savannah Ellison captured second place in discussion over the weekend at the Class A State Speech Tournament at Apple Valley...
    news/educationApril 26, 2018 - 10:00am
    February 18, 2018
    The Nisswa Future Problem Solvers Team consists of, from left: Tristan Rollins, Fern French, Callista Anderson, Ava Capelle, Matt Simpson and Owen Byrns. Submitted Photo
    Nisswa, Forestview Future Problem Solving students advance to state
    The Forestview Middle School and Nisswa Elementary School Future Problem Solving teams swept the competition at the Regional Future Problem Solving...
    news/educationFebruary 18, 2018 - 7:00am
    November 21, 2017
    Fans cheer for the Pequot Lakes football team Saturday, Nov. 18, during the Class 3A state semifinals against St. Croix Lutheran at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
    Patriots show their pride in Minneapolis
    Pequot Lakes students and fans made their way to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, Nov. 18, to cheer on the Patriots football team...
    community/eventsNovember 21, 2017 - 5:00pm
    November 20, 2017
    Information about each parcel and the parcel’s auction location are listed under Parcels for Sale on the DNR’s land sale webpage. Please carefully review the parcel information and Instructions for Oral Bid Auction and Terms and Conditions of Sale.
    Minnesota DNR’s December land sale parcels announced
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will offer 17 parcels by public oral bid auctions in December. Information about each parcel and...
    newsNovember 20, 2017 - 1:00pm
    2017 State's Offical Christmas Tree 30-foot White Spruce from General C.C. Andrews State Forest. MnDNR
    Christmas tree for Minnesota governor’s residence harvested
    A 30-foot-tall white spruce, selected as the state’s official Christmas tree, was cut down Friday, Nov. 17 in the General C.C. Andrews State...
    newsNovember 20, 2017 - 12:00pm
    Area broadband projects held up as example at statewide conference
    Resilient Region leaders joined more than 150 broadband leaders from across rural Minnesota last month to compare approaches to expanding access...
    newsNovember 20, 2017 - 10:00am
    Minnesota program reaches more teens trafficked for sex
    An evaluation of the state's Safe Harbor Program found most at-risk and sexually exploited youths in the program reported feeling more hopeful and better prepared for the future. Wilder Research completed its second evaluation of Minnesota's Safe Harbor program, a statewide system...
    newsNovember 20, 2017 - 6:30am
    June 22, 2017
    Poison hemlock can grow up to eight feet tall. The flowers are small and white with umbrella shaped clusters on the tops of stems, and it is currently in bloom in parts of the state. The stems are hairless and have purple blotches. The plants emit an odor. The flowers of poison hemlock look similar to wild carrot (Daucus carota) and water hemlock (Circuta maculata). However, the fern-like leaves and purple blotches on the stems of poison hemlock distinguish it from these related species. MDA
    Poison hemlock weed found in SE Minnesota, may be elsewhere
    St. Paul - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is warning residents about the dangers of poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), a toxic...
    newsJune 22, 2017 - 1:00pm
    January 17, 2017
    Consumers that have rustic log furniture which was manufactured out of the country should look for several signs of insect infestation. Sawdust around the furniture – This may be a sign that insects are active in the wood. Minnesota Department of Agriculture
    Bugs in your bungalow? Buyers of imported rustic log furniture should look for signs
    ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) asks Minnesotans who may have bought rustic log furniture to look for signs of insect...
    newsJanuary 17, 2017 - 11:04am
    January 1, 2017
    Snowmobile crash kills one in northwestern Minnesota
    GRAND MARAIS — A 22-year-old Grand Marais was killed in a snowmobile crash on New Year’s Eve. Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen said Wayne Gunnar Anderson was snowmobiling with a friend about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday on County Road 8 just north of Grand Marais when he became separated...
    newsJanuary 1, 2017 - 7:41pm
    December 30, 2016
    Tony James Vondelinde was booked into the Chisago County jail Dec. 27, 2016, after a person reported being shot at while trying to push a car out of a ditch. (Courtesy of Chisago County sheriff's office)
    Chisago County man accused of shooting 2 motorists stuck in snowy ditch
    SHAFER TOWNSHIP - A Chisago County man was charged with assault Thursday after police say he shot two men who were trying to push a vehicle out...
    newsDecember 30, 2016 - 12:12pm
    Woodbury college student, 21, killed in collision
    LAKE ELMO - Ryan Mathis took to basketball at a young age. The young Woodbury man proudly wore the No. 24 for the East Ridge High School Raptors until his graduation in 2014. Then it was off to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he studied landscape architecture. On Monday,...
    newsDecember 30, 2016 - 12:04pm
    December 28, 2016
    Victim’s name released in Friday Fond du Lac Reservation shooting
    CLOQUET - Court documents released Tuesday revealed the name of the victim in Friday’s shooting in Cloquet. John F. Korby, 36, of Cloquet, died from multiple gunshots, including one to his head. The incident was reported just before 9 a.m. Friday on the Fond du Lac Reservation,...
    newsDecember 28, 2016 - 2:21pm
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