Fire activity throughout the state has been brisk for the past week. There were multiple dispatches Friday for aircraft. In spite of thunderstorms over night that produced rain in parts of MN, grass and other light fuels will dry quickly and remain a significant threat until things "green up", usually not until the end of May or early June...

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Major reconstruction of Hwy. 36 from White Bear Avenue to Century Avenue (Cty. Rd. 120) in North St. Paul this year will necessitate re-routing a portion of the Gateway State Trail onto city streets...

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is announcing a temporary fishing closure on three major tributaries to the Red Lakes to protect spawning walleyes. The Tamarac River from Upper Red Lake to the Beltrami-Koochiching County line, and Shotley Brook from Upper Red Lake upstream to State Highway 72, and the Blackduck River from County Road 32 downstream to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa reservation boundary line will be closed during this period...

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With the summer holidays right around the corner, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says there is still time for people to make their camping and lodging reservations at Minnesota state parks...

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New consumption advisories were issued today by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) for fish caught in Lake of the Isles, Calhoun, Harriet, Brownie and Cedar lakes, and in the Mississippi River downstream of Minneapolis. While finding any contaminants in our fish should be of concern, the new findings should not be cause for undue alarm among anglers, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

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It was called the Brick Barn and served as the local farm shop for the Green Giant Company in Le Sueur. It was where Green Giant mechanics, combine operators, viner workers and the like came to get parts and equipment for their machinery...

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InfoSpherix, the company that handles camping reservations for five states, including Minnesota, has notified Minnesota state park authorities that it is investigating possible credit card fraud at their call center in Carmel, Ind...

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The passing of an expedited emergency rule has allowed the 2007 fishing season opener for Minnesota-South Dakota border waters to be set. The border waters season opener for walleye, northern pike, and largemouth bass will be on April 21, one week earlier than previous years...

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A Horse Trail Pass, designed to generate funds for trail rehabilitation and maintenance, is now required on state trails and other state lands. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Jan. 1 began administering the Horse Trail Pass...

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Divisions of Forestry and Fish and Wildlife, is sponsoring a prescribed burn workshop for private landowners on Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Geneva Community Center in Geneva (Freeborn County)...

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