It's tick season again. Here's how to avoid the disease-carrying pests

The year's heavy snowfall actually helped tick populations by insulating their winter habitat, and the pests are coming out hungry.
The year's heavy snowfall actually helped tick populations by insulating their winter habitat, and the pests are coming out hungry.
The author of a House Republican proposal to simplify the state tax code and bring it closer in line to recent federal changes acknowledged some Minnesotans would see a tax increase.
The band said the decision ignored Leech Lake's interests and the environmental risks of "this substandard pipeline."
The EPA administrator wants to restrict the science used by the agency in its decision-making. Scientists are concerned it eliminates all good science in the process.
Military employees also described a "toxic work environment" to senators and staff, Democrat Jon Tester told NPR. On Tuesday afternoon, President Trump left the decision to withdraw up to Jackson.
The CBS News contributor found that her lack of a defined ethnic category gave rise to a sense of loneliness.
We're down to Minnesotans' four most-loved lakes. Vote now in the first battle: Lake Superior vs. Lake Pepin.
In 1920, three young African-American men — Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie — were lynched in front a crowd of thousands in downtown Duluth. The lynching marks the northernmost location documented in the Montgomery, Ala. memorial.
Police said the officers are in critical condition. Local media report the shooter has not been apprehended.
The Minnesota Department of Health said sexually transmitted disease infections are on the rise in the state, and sexually active people at elevated risk should seeking testing at least annually.
"Really, I'm just trying to raise the profile of the issue, because 40 percent of our water is considered contaminated," said Jay Gustafson, who is paddling all 34 of the state's water trails.
A central Minnesota man now faces first-degree murder charges in the killings of his grandparents, who had taken him into their home.
The gender issue arose because of what police called a "cryptic" Facebook message posted by Minassian just before the incident that suggested he was part of an online community angry over their inability to form relationships with women.
Thomas Tichich testified that he did not take advantage of a woman who prosecutors say was passed out after a night of drinking in December of 2016.
The annual celebration honored everything from children's books to book arts projects.
The Minnesota DFL party has sent a cease and desist letter to four Republican lawmakers who are using a similar logo for the caucus they call the RFL.
A bill that would overturn local ordinances that ban non-recyclable containers cleared a committee, but may not make it to a floor vote.
The Minnesota Supreme Court is weighing whether it should make permanent a pilot project that allowed news cameras in criminal courtrooms. Here's a look at some of the issues before the justices.
A Democratic lawmaker is holding a 24-hour sit-in on the Minnesota House floor to protest the lack of action on gun legislation this year.
A fantasy sports regulatory bill that won a solid House majority just two years ago fell to a surprise defeat, leaving it in doubt for the year.