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A declining moose population in Minnesota has some Indian tribes concerned about losing a treaty right in the future.
Dayton OKs Minn. wolf hunt
Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a game and fish bill that sets up a wolf-hunting season. We'll speak with Jim Unsworth, deputy director of Idaho Fish and Game, about how the hunt works in his state.
Several western metro lake associations have dropped their lawsuit against the DNR over zebra mussel inspections, after a Carver County judge ruled against the injunction they had requested
Greenland losing ice fast, but not at runaway pace
Greenland's glaciers are hemorrhaging ice at an increasingly faster rate, but not at the breakneck pace that scientists once feared, according to a new study released today.
Three rangers and three ranchers headed up a mountain near Aspen on Thursday to carve up cattle found frozen in a cabin before the carcasses thaw and contaminate a popular hot springs nearby.
Ron Paul could play big role in Republican pick for Senate race; Mining Q&A draws hundreds to Duluth; Severe storms sweep through Faribault, southern Rice County; Rancher loses lease after he refused to give up opposition to quarry plan; Union: Crystal lockout negotiations to resume June 8; Worthington KFC raided by Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force; Quist, Parry to fight it out in primary; Bachmann to endorse Romney