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    A bear mauled a cyclist in the Alaskan woods. His friend came to his rescue.
    When Alex Ippoliti and James Fredrick met two months ago, the men bonded over their shared affinity for cycling on gravel roads. There weren't...
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    June 26, 2017
    Chisholm man pleads guilty in trapping case
    DULUTH, Minn. — One of two Chisholm men admitted Monday, June 26, to his role in what authorities said was one of the state's largest trapping...
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    Tom Landwehr
    Minn. DNR fee increases take effect July 1
    ST. PAUL — It's going to cost a few more dollars to enter Minnesota state parks and to register snowmobiles and ATVs in the state as of...
    NewsJune 26, 2017 - 3:41pm
    June 25, 2017
    Always in Season: Barn swallows are a love-hate species
    The barn swallow is a pretty little bird. It also can be an aggressive little pest. Therefore, human beings, and this individual human, tend...
    sportsJune 25, 2017 - 4:55pm
    Strong winds and looming clouds were no hindrance to Red Lake Nation fishing guide Daris Rosebear, who landed this 24-inch walleye June 15 while fishing from shore near the headwaters of the Red Lake River on tribal lands. Rosebear, of Red Lake, Minn., operates Rosebear Guide Service on the reservation. (Photo/ Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald)
    Red Lake fishing trip offers mixed bag of fish from shore on the Red Lake River
    RED LAKE, Minn.—The wind was howling—again—and rain a couple of days earlier likely had made the backroads muddy and treacherous....
    sportsJune 25, 2017 - 2:54pm
    Brad Dokken
    Brad Dokken: Fishing a game of expectations
    I took a walk to an off-the-beaten-path fishing hole the other day and lost track of the number of fish I landed when the count climbed into...
    sportsJune 25, 2017 - 12:51pm
    June 24, 2017
    Tony Moe of the Fourtown Grygla Sportsman's Club stands by a gate blocking access to a .7-mile length of trail that isn't open to motorized vehicles in a new proposed trail plan for motorized access in Beltrami Island State Forest. Moe and others would like to see the trail included in the plan so the part of the trail now open isn't a dead end route. (Photo/ Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald)
    ATV groups seek more in Beltrami forest plan
    BELTRAMI ISLAND STATE FOREST, Minn.—There they go, chainsaws buzzing and wood chips flying, clearing yet another big tree that's fallen...
    sportsJune 24, 2017 - 8:58am
    June 22, 2017
    Minnesota residents warned of poison hemlock
    LANESBORO, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has issued warning about the dangers of the Conium maculatum plant, commonly...
    NewsJune 22, 2017 - 4:32pm
    June 19, 2017
    Bear kills runner who texted to say he was being chased during Alaska mountain run
    A 16-year-old runner who texted his mother that he was being chased by a bear as he competed in a popular race over mountainous terrain was killed...
    NewsJune 19, 2017 - 1:59pm
    June 18, 2017
    ALWAYS IN SEASON: A wily heron moves north to nest
    GRAND FORKS — A green heron nest has been found in Grand Forks. This is noteworthy because it continues a streak of infrequent but regular...
    sportsJune 18, 2017 - 9:20am
    June 12, 2017
    Jake Robinson of Shakopee has tied his own Minnesota record for a flathead catfish in the catch-and-release length category with a 49-incher taken from the Minnesota River in nearby Savage. Photo courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    UPDATE: Record catfish 'monster' nabbed in Minnesota River
    SHAKOPEE, Minn. -- Jake Robinson of Shakopee has tied his own Minnesota record for a flathead catfish in the catch-and-release length category...
    NewsJune 12, 2017 - 5:54pm
    June 11, 2017
    Steve Ficocello of Grand Forks casts a fly Tuesday afternoon, June 6, 2017, while fly fishing on the Red River below Riverside Dam in Grand Forks. An avid fly fisherman, Ficocello is interested in starting a local fly tying club. Brad Dokken / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Wanted: Fly-tying enthusiasts
    The carp were there, sucking up seeds or bugs or whatever else might have been floating down the surface of the Red River. Fly casting below...
    sportsJune 11, 2017 - 1:50pm
    Brad Dokken
    Brad Dokken: Northwest Minn.'s Rydell Refuge marks 25 years
    If you've never been to Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, here's the perfect excuse for a last-minute road trip. The Friends of Rydell and Glacial...
    sportsJune 11, 2017 - 8:39am
    After going for a swim at the Detroit Lakes beach, multiple children reported experiencing swimmer's itch. Symptoms can be alleviated with over-the-counter antihistamines or anti-itch creams. Special to Forum News Service
    Swimmer's itch hits Minnesota's lake country early
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—Unfortunately, the term "swimmer's itch" does not refer to that nagging desire you get to jump in the lake after a...
    NewsJune 11, 2017 - 8:30am
    Another coho salmon comes aboard Greg Massoglia's boat during a morning of trolling on Lake Superior near Saxon Harbor, Wis., on an early June morning. Sam Cook / Forum News Service
    Wisconsin angler prefers hooking salmon than prized Superior lake trout
    SAXON, Wis. — Greg Massoglia's gaze swept across Lake Superior on this June morning, and he liked what he saw. Not another boat in sight....
    sportsJune 11, 2017 - 7:15am
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