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In this July 25, 2018 file photo, Hannah Whyatt poses for a friend's photo as smoke from the Ferguson Fire fills Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, Calif.

Business Owners, Visitors Rejoice as Yosemite Reopens

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Yosemite National Park's reopening can't come soon enough for Douglas Shaw...

Celebrate the Outdoors at 2018 Game Fair

Health Department Reports 72 Cases of Illness Linked to Zumbrota Campground

MPCA Issues Air Quality Alert for Western, Northwestern Minnesota thru Saturday

Hurricane Hector to Skirt South of Hawaii as it Weakens

In this Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018 aerial photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, lava from the last active eruption site on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is shown near Pahoa, Hawaii.

Train Derailment Causes Fuel Leakage into Mississippi River

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is on the scene of a train derailment, which is causing fuel to leak into the Mississippi River.

Washington Man Safely Located after Going Missing in BWCA

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office identified the man as Daniel Teeter ...

DNR to Hold Public Meetings on Special Fishing Regulations

DNR: Invasive Algae Confirmed in Medicine Lake

Flashback Friday: Series of Tornadoes Ravaged Northern Minnesota 49 Years Ago

Damage from the tornado outbreak of August, 1969 in Northern Minnesota.

Officials Tracking Boundary Waters Wildfire

Minnesota Couple Charged in Overfishing Case

A tip to a poachers hotline has resulted in charges against a southern Minnesota couple who investigators say were found with nearly 300 crappies after fishing on Fairmont's Lake Sisseton ...

More Opportunities for Minnesota Deer Hunters This Season

Hunter Permits Granted Despite Outcry for 2015 Death of Lion

Polar Bear Killed after Attack on Arctic Cruise Ship Guard

Authorities search the coastline, Saturday, July 28, 2018, after a polar bear attacked and injured a polar bear guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship

Massive Northern California Wildfire Kills 2nd Firefighter

The Carr Fire tears through Shasta, Calif., Thursday, July 26, 2018. Fueled by high temperatures, wind and low humidity, the blaze destroyed multiple homes and at least one historic building.

A blood moon rises over Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 27, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century. The so-called

Skywatchers Around the World Watch Lunar Eclipse

32-Year-Old Woman Identified in Bemidji Drowning

Smoke from the Cranston Fire clouds the skies over Highway 243, south of Idyllwild, Calif., Wednesday, July 25, 2018.

Arson Wildfire Forces Entire California Town to Evacuate

Bemidji Photographer Captures Merganser with 76 Ducklings, Photo Goes Viral

A Bemidji area wildlife photographer knew he captured something special when he saw a merganser with a large number of ducklings. However, he had no clue just how popular the photo would become ...

A merganser and her 76 ducklings on Lake Bemidji on June 27.

Researchers Use Leaf Blower to See How Lizards Endure Storms

Tropical lizards have a stick-to-itiveness in high wind that puts TV weather reporters to shame. Now we know why, thanks in part to a high-powered leaf blower...

In this Oct. 19, 2017 photo provided by Colin Donihue, an anoles lizard hangs onto a pole during a simulated wind experiment in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Minnesota DNR Announces 1st Plan to Manage Deer Population

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has outlined the state's first deer management plan...

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Cooler Air, Storms Possible in the Metro Tuesday

Tuesday isn't expected to be as hot as Monday in the metro area, however, storms could make their way into the state...

Valorie Pearson took this photo at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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More Information Released on Fatal Wrong-Way Crash in Minnetonka

Police have released the identities of the others involved in the crash that killed a 68-year-old Excelsior man Friday ...

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Police: Vehicle Windows Shot Out, Homes Vandalized, Burglarized in Washington and St. Croix Counties

Residents have been both at home and away during the incidents ...

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