Tucked away in northern Minnesota’s pine-scented wilderness, Walker offers a refreshing alternative to the high-speed, high-cost hamster wheel many of us call modern life. This small lakeside haven ...

There’s been quite a bit of activity on area lakes, especially between Christmas and New Year's Day. We have excellent ice ...

On a top-secret Otter Tail County lake, 15-year-old Bryce Olson of Perham is competing in a fish-a-thon to raise money for ...

People always ask me why I move my fish houses as often as I do, and for me, I have trouble justifying having folks pay for a ...

For years, I’ve watched with dismay as my home state of Minnesota has repeatedly made national headlines, and for negative reasons. From the destructive riots after George Floyd’s murder in 2020 to ...

Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the ...

A potent winter storm is expected to bring several inches of snow to much of the state, along with blizzard conditions in central and southern Minnesota beginning Sunday into Monday. The National ...

Minnesota officials are investigating 55 day care providers, including four accused of fraud in a viral video by a conservative influencer, the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families said ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pausing all child care payments to Minnesota, amid a sweeping federal probe into allegations of fraud within the state’s social services programs.

Paid leave applications will open Wednesday for eligible Minnesota workers and families for leaves beginning in the new year, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic ...

The pause affects a funding stream that provides $185 million in annual aid to the state’s day care centers, as federal investigations into fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs continue. By ...

The Trump administration has ramped up scrutiny of Minnesota’s social services programs amid allegations of fraud. Independent journalist Nick Shirley released a video detailing his investigation into ...