LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY

Lightning strikes illuminate the sky over the Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer the evening of Thursday, May 12, 2022. The storm brought down trees and infrastructure, causing multi-hour power outages in the area.

Minnesota

'Rare and extreme severe weather event' causes extensive damage across west central Minnesota

Storms that swept across South Dakota and western and central Minnesota on Thursday night brought damaging winds that downed trees and power lines and destroyed buildings.

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Northland Outdoors

Season of 'spits and spurts' is challenge for migrating birds

Our late spring is a challenge for migrating birds and frustrating for us, but it's not without its drama.

April 22, 2022 05:38 PM

Minnesota

Commercial turkeys in Stearns, backyard birds in Morrison County latest in Minnesota infected with avian flu

Two new avian flu infections reported Friday by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health bring Minnesota to seven total sites. Flocks in Stearns and Morrison counties were confirmed infected Thursday.

April 01, 2022 06:14 PM

Minnesota

Minnesota reports fifth confirmed avian influenza infection site

An update late Monday from the Minnesota Board of Animal Health showed a total of five avian flu infection sites in Minnesota, with new sites identified in Lac qui Parle and Kandiyohi counties.

March 29, 2022 01:38 PM

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Northland Outdoors

As a youth in the Twin Cities, western Minnesota outdoor life became his passion and a business

He grew up in Eden Prairie, but Chuck Ellingson fell in love with the outdoor life and especially, the Lac qui Parle area thanks to forays to his grandparents' farm there as a youth. So much so, he made it his business and now owns and operates the Watson Hunting Camp where he introduces others to the outdoor adventures the area offers.

November 22, 2020 03:00 PM

By Tom Cherveny