First Day Hikes will take place at 10 Minnesota state parks on Wednesday, Jan. 1, as part of a nationwide effort to connect people to the outdoors, the Department of Natural Resources said in a news ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will conduct its annual aerial elk surveys in the coming weeks in northwestern Minnesota and on the border with Manitoba, information that will be used to ...

The Rochester Fire Department is warning the community about thing ice, following a rescue of a man who had fallen through ...

A man who fell through the ice on Foster Arend Pond in Rochester attracted the response of the Rochester Fire Department on ...

The November 5th election is over and Donald Trump won, most of us patently conservative voters still have faith in our democratic system; and yet are more worried about the ...

There are five species of lizard associated with states bordering Lake Superior, none of which resembles the marine iguana. A 59-second video shared to TikTok in October 2024 and Instagram the ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports that four lizard species live in the area: the common five-lined skink, ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - A man fell through the ice at Foster Arendt's Pond on Saturday.

Looking for a special way to kick off the new year? People across the country are hitting trails in state parks on Jan. 1 ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting comments through Feb. 21 on strategic master plans for each of the three primary categories of off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation: all-terr ...

Views by the Echo Press Editorial Board. Topics: parking lot problems, uneven treatment at work, snowplow crashes, ...