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Legislature heading for backstretch of session

St. Paul – If everything goes according to plan (i.e. the session ends when it’s scheduled to end), the Legislature will be adjourned two months from now. There’s a lot of work to do between

When blue ice is a sign of spring

On Lake Superior, freeze-up is a sign of spring. After being open throughout the winter, the lake skimmed over with an inch or two of hard, blue ice during an early March cold snap. This

A mixed bag of support for walleye legislation

St. Paul – Since the session began in mid-February, the pace at the Capitol has been frenetic. Marquee pieces of legislation have been approved – dedicated funding, for one – and others – bonding and

Big Six

LAKE MILLE LACS The bays on the east end are starting to produce perch in 12 to 14 feet. Setlines and fathead minnows are turning bigger perch. A few limits of crappies have been caught

Hugo WMA plan hits snag over discharge of firearms

Hugo, Minn. – As the city of Hugo puts the final touches on its city-wide comprehensive plan, the final public input meeting has given city officials some new things to consider regarding the Paul Hugo

DNR offers elk, more deer tags in TB area

Wannaska, Minn. – Since bovine tuberculosis was found in northwest Minnesota in 2005, the cattle industry has been turned upside down and thousands of white-tailed deer have been shot, killed, and tested for the disease.

State Roundup

Dean Bortz Wisconsin Editor DON’ÄôT BE SURPRISED if you hear sometime this week that the Lac du Flambeau tribe has declared 100 percent of the safe walleye harvest on lakes the tribe intends to spear

Twin Cities Metro

NORTHEAST METRO Lake Jane and Demonterville Lake are producing crappies during the evening hours in 10 to 12 feet. Look to Lake Peltier for sunfish in 12 to 16 feet. The St. Croix River crappie

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