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Blane Klemek, area wildlife supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, points to the entrance of an abandoned beaver lodge in a pond northeast of Detroit Lakes. The frozen shores of the pond have receded because of the drought. Klemek said it’s likely the beavers migrated to a pond or lake that has more water. Tom Robertson | MPR Photo

Winter yields evidence drought is affecting wildlife

By Tom Robertson, MPR News 91.3 FM DETROIT LAKES – The heavy snow that fell on parts of central Minnesota over the weekend may be too late to help relieve...

news / region Tue, Dec 11, 2012 - 11:27pm

Rain no match for drought in Minnesota

By Ryan Bakken, Forum Communications GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Too little, too late. That’s the short version of what Monday’s unseasonal rain meant for farmland that’s under stress from drought...

news / local Tue, Dec 04, 2012 - 12:31am

Corps will not draw down Homme Lake

ST. PAUL — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, said it will not perform a fall drawdown of Homme Lake on the Park River near Park River,...

news / region Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 1:50am

Drought strains Minnesota's water resources

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Drought conditions are straining water supplies in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, leading Minnesota officials on Thursday to urge residents to cut back on their water use...

news Thu, Oct 18, 2012 - 4:04pm

Minnesota projected to harvest record corn crop

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Despite the drought that parched the rest of the country , 2012 is shaping up as a pleasant surprise for many Minnesota farmers. The U.S. Department of...

news / region Thu, Oct 11, 2012 - 4:03pm

Drought cuts deeper across Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The drought keeps getting deeper across Minnesota. New maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor on Thursday show that 96 percent of the state is in a moderate...

news Thu, Oct 04, 2012 - 4:28pm

Drought, dry conditions expand across Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The drought and dry conditions are expanding across Minnesota. Thursday's update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that 83.5 percent of Minnesota is now rated abnormally dry...

news Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 10:03am

Bemidji fireman Justin Sherwood, left, helps fellow fireman Mario Scandinato lay foam down on some hot spots left over from a grass fire along Miles Avenue, behind Meyer’s Garage about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Crews from Bemidji Fire Department and the state’s Department of Natural Resources responded to the fire. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Fire danger high

BATTLE TOWNSHIP — Forestry crews and Beltrami County emergency management continued to fight a wildfire Tuesday, which has burned roughly 300 acres so far. The grass fire was reported early...

news / local Wed, Sep 12, 2012 - 12:46am