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Minnesota DNR shares what to expect for the 2025 fall color season, provides tips to enjoy autumn on state lands
To celebrate Minnesota’s most colorful season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is sharing a fall color forecast, typical timing of color change, ways for Minnesotans to find where colors are at their peak each week, and autumn trip-planning tips.
Above normal temperatures in long forecast
Some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms moved across the region Monday into Tuesday. We also saw a return of warmer weather. This came after a chilly weekend.
Wood Lake Fair Pedal Pull winners
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Wood Lake Fair Kiddie Parade winners
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Waterfowl hunting seasons on the horizon
Minnesota waterfowl seasons are around the corner, and hunters have a wide variety of opportunities to look forward to in 2025, with seasons starting Saturday, Sept. 6. Early teal season runs Saturday, Sept. 6 through Wednesday, Sept. 10, with shooting hours from sunrise to sunset.
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Lakeview Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees
Two District 9 basketball championship teams, three stellar athletes, a monumental coach and a long-time contributor comprise the Class of 2025 to be inducted into the Lakeview Hall of Fame.
2024 small game survey results available from Minnesota DNR
The number of small game hunters in Minnesota in 2024 decreased slightly from 2023 and was 5% below the 10-year average. Overall, 228,661 small game licenses were sold for the 2024 hunting seasons, compared to the 10-year average of 240,812 small game licenses. But like the previous season, hunters who pursued the top small game species (waterfowl, grouse and pheasants) had similar or slightly better success rates compared to the 10-year averages, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ small game hunter mail survey.
Ask a Trooper: Distracted driving…
Question: I know the distracted driving law has been around for a while now, but can you please talk about it some more?
Statewide pheasant numbers up nearly 50% from 2024
Pheasant numbers in the 2025 Minnesota August Roadside Survey were up nearly 50% from 2024 and 21% above the 10-year average, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.