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Pawlenty to hold 2010 deer opener in Little Falls Feb 3 2010 2:56PM
The eighth annual Minnesota Governor's
Deer Hunting Opener will be held in the Little Falls area Nov. 5-6.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty began the event in 2003 to showcase
Minnesota's deer hunting heritage and the economic benefits to the
state.
Wedn
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 31 2010 4:27PM
The South Dakota Legislature will take up a
bill that would create lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for
South Dakota residents.
The fees would vary based on the age of the person when they
apply, starting at $325 for a lifetime fishing lice
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| Mentored hunting proves popular Jan 31 2010 12:22PM
Figures from the state game department
show more than 1,900 youth in South Dakota have taken part in
big-game mentored hunting since it began two years ago.
The law allows 10-and 11-year-olds to hunt if they are
accompanied by a mentor who is at
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 10 2010 3:06AM
Investigators say a 19-year-old man
found dead at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls was killed
by a shotgun round used for deer hunting. The Minnehaha County
sheriff says the 20-gauge shotgun slugs that killed Michael Stevens
are rarely used i
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 9 2010 4:27PM
South Dakota legislators appear cool to the
idea of allowing 19- and 20-year-olds to drink beer in bars that
have a special license.
About 60 percent of lawmakers responding to an Associated Press
survey said they oppose the idea, which might su
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 9 2010 2:56PM
An Associated Press survey shows most South
Dakota legislators appear cool to the idea of allowing 19- and
20-year-olds to drink beer in bars that have a special license.
About 60 percent of lawmakers responding to the survey said they
oppose the i
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| Sioux Falls teen killed by uncommon shotgun slug Jan 9 2010 11:26AM
Investigators say a 19-year-old man
found dead at the fairgrounds in Sioux Falls was killed by a
shotgun round used for deer hunting.
Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead says the 20-gauge shotgun
slugs that killed Michael Stevens are rarely u
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Jan 6 2010 7:35AM
Attorney General Lori Swanson has a plan
to help homeowners who are having trouble keeping up with their
mortgages and aren't getting any help from their lenders. Swanson
will provide details later today. Her plan focuses on homeowners
who run into b
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| Minn. issues 129 citations for deer baiting Jan 6 2010 5:15AM
Minnesota conservation officers issued
129 citations and seized 140 firearms for baiting during the
state's 2009 deer hunting seasons.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says its officers
received 545 baiting complaints during the arc
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| Missing Omaha hunter found dead Dec 22 2009 6:33PM
Authorities say a missing Omaha hunter has
been found dead and an investigation is under way.
Forty-one-year-old Michael Odermann's family says he was last
seen Monday morning before heading out to go deer hunting.
The Saunders County Sheri
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| Hunter's bond revoked in leopard hide case Dec 15 2009 7:14AM
An Aberdeen man who is awaiting sentencing
for smuggling the hide of a leopard he shot from Africa into the
United States has had his bond revoked and been turned over to the
U.S. Marshal's Service.
Federal Judge Charles Kornmann says Wayne Brei
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| Police arrest 6 in poaching, theft case Nov 30 2009 7:42AM
Police in Missoula County say they have
arrested six people for allegedly trying to poach deer and steal
gasoline from a ranch in the Ninemile area.
Missoula County Sheriff Sgt. Mike Dominick calls the case a
nighttime deer hunting expedition go
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Gun Show "Booming" Nov 28 2009 7:09PM
Black Friday may be the biggest shopping day for many retail stores, but throughout today and tomorrow, thousands of visitors are flocking to the Minot Auditorium for a different kind of shopping experience.
The Minot Rifle and Pistol Club is once again
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| Body of pilot recovered from plane wreckage Nov 19 2009 6:53AM
The body of a pilot has been recovered
from the wreckage of his small plane in Clearwater County.
Thirty-two-year-old Andrew Lindberg was found Wednesday with his
Piper Cherokee in a remote, wooded area on the White Earth Indian
Reservation near
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| Search resumes for missing plane, pilot Nov 17 2009 11:33AM
Volunteers searched by air and ground again
Tuesday in northwestern Minnesota for missing pilot.
Major Al Pabon (PAY'-bon) says the Civil Air Patrol is slightly
expanding its search grid beyond the 4,000 square miles already
covered. Pabon says
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Nov 17 2009 1:45AM
Search crews turned up empty after another
day of hunting the ground and air for a missing pilot in
northwestern Minnesota. Andrew Lindberg of Farmington has been
missing since Friday. His family says he was the only person aboard
the plane that left
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 17 2009 1:45AM
Search crews turned up empty after another
day of the ground and air search in northwestern Minnesota for a
pilot missing since Friday.
Lieutenant George Supan of the Minnesota Civil Air Patrol says
11 planes and six ground crews spent Monday se
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 16 2009 11:05AM
An IRS agent is telling the jury in the
Tom Petters fraud trial where the money came from, and where it
went.
Special Agent Kathy Klug is testifying for a second day in
Petters' trial in federal court in St. Paul.
She's testifying about ho
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| Still no sign of missing MN pilot Nov 16 2009 8:24AM
Volunteers are planning another ground and
air search for a Minnesota pilot missing since Friday.
Maj. Al Pabon (PAY'-bahn) says the Minnesota Civil Air Patrol
searched 2,000 square miles Sunday but found no sign of the missing
plane.
Pabo
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Ammunition Supply Nov 15 2009 11:08PM
Stock up on your ammunition...
That's what one local gun shop owner is saying...
Brandon Charvat with Mandan Sporting Goods says the ammunition supply is tight.
He says it was almost impossible to get handgun ammo in stock a year ago...
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| Man dies after shooting self while deer hunting Nov 9 2009 2:35PM
A Minnetonka man is dead after
accidentally shooting himself in the chest during [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]]'s deer
opener weekend.
The Itasca County sheriff says 77-year-old Daniel Otto Cermak
was hunting north of Deer River Saturday m
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 9 2009 1:45AM
A Le Sueur County sheriff's deputy will
not face criminal charges in the July shooting death of an unarmed
Kasota man.
A grand jury deliberated for about two hours Friday night after
hearing testimony in the death of Tyler Heilman. The 24-year-o
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| Man dies after shooting self while deer hunting Nov 8 2009 5:02PM
A Minnetonka man is dead after
accidentally shooting himself in the chest during Minnesota's deer
opener weekend.
The Itasca County sheriff says 77-year-old Daniel Otto Cermak
was hunting north of Deer River Saturday morning with a 30-30 lever
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Nov 8 2009 3:04AM
A man accused of shooting and killing
another man outside a St. Paul bar last year has been found guilty.
Audie Matthews stared silently ahead and declined to address the
court. Defense attorney John Riemer says Matthews still maintains
his innocen
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 8 2009 1:46AM
A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid
chemotherapy has completed his last cancer treatment.
Thirteen-year-old Daniel Hauser of Sleepy Eye underwent his
final radiation session Friday morning. The family says he is now
cancer-free.
D
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Deer Hunting Begins Nov 6 2009 7:16PM
Thousands of hunters took to the field today for the opening of deer gun season.
Deer Hunters, however, have several challenges to overcome this year if they hope to be successful on the opening weekend.
Shaun Sipma was out at noon when the season opene
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| Pawlenty heads to NW Minnesota for deer opener Nov 6 2009 5:15AM
Gov. Tim Pawlenty travels to
northwestern Minnesota for the Seventh Annual Governor's Deer
Hunting Opener.
Pawlenty will speak at the Big Buck Luncheon in Thief River
Falls on Friday. He'll be joined by Department of Natural Resources
Commissio
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Warm Weather Deer Hunting Nov 5 2009 7:22PM
Tens of thousands of Deer Hunters are expected to spread out across rural areas of North Dakota tomorrow looking to fill their deer tags.
However forecasted temperatures in the 60's will create a few challenges for the outdoorsmen.
Sure the warm weathe
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| ND youth hunting seasons opening Sep 18 2009 5:15AM
Two youth hunting seasons are getting
under way in North Dakota.
A 9 1/2-day deer hunting season for youth ages 12 through 15 opens
at noon. The state Game and Fish Department says hunters must
follow certain rules on what and where they can hun
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| Minnesota deer hunting rules more complicated Jul 28 2009 6:04AM
Minnesota's hunting regulations for
antlerless deer will more complicated this fall.
The Department of Natural Resources says over-the-counter,
either-sex permits will be valid in significantly fewer areas,
especially in parts of northern and so
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 16 2009 4:13PM
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says the Department
of Veterans Affairs has approved a new veterans outreach clinic for
Libby.
Tester says the clinic's goal will be to improve health care for
the nearly 3,800 veterans who live in Lincoln County. It is the
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| Deer hunting at Marias River State Park and WMA Jul 16 2009 6:46AM
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Commission has approved a limited-access deer hunt at the new
Marias River State Park and Wildlife Management Area southwest of
Shelby.
Hunters have until Aug. 7 to apply online or by mail.
Applications
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 26 2009 4:06PM
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says this year's
defense authorization bill includes a measure that would provide
mental health assessments to returning combat troops to help
identify and treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
The legislation, introduced by
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| FWP panel to act on wolf quotas at July meeting Jun 26 2009 1:04PM
Montana's Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission
will make final decisions on 2009 wolf quotas at a meeting July 8
at FWP headquarters in Helena.
Commissioners will also make final decisions on the 2009 deer
and elk quotas outside those set bienn
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jun 4 2009 6:39AM
The federal government says the Oglala
Sioux Tribe owes nearly $360,000 from a federal grant. The tribal
government, located on the Pine Ridge Reservation, got almost $4.5
million from the Department of Health and Human Services in 2001
and 2002. An
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| Commissioners take comments about lion season Jun 4 2009 5:15AM
The Game, Fish and Parks Commission will
finalize two deer hunting seasons and take public comment about
mountain lions at a meeting in Yankton.
The commission's agenda includes a public hearing Thursday
afternoon on a proposed hunting season fo
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 10 2009 2:14AM
State health officials say they believe
the swine flu epidemic has reached North Dakota, with a probable
case in Burleigh County.
The Health Department has identified the person only as a
Burleigh County resident who is recovering at home.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 7 2009 2:15AM
A 78-year-old Bismarck man has been
ordered held without bail on a charge of murder in the death of his
wife.
Matthias Zimprich appeared in court yesterday. Judge Bruce
Romanick (roh-MAHN'-ik) ordered him held without bail after
attorneys said
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... May 3 2009 2:14PM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services is recommending that each state have enough antiviral
medicine on hand to treat 25 percent of its population in the event
of a swine flu outbreak. An Associated Press survey shows that
North Dakota is
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 3 2009 1:45AM
The latest swine flu numbers released by
state health officials show no change in the number of confirmed or
probable cases.
As of 6 p.m. yesterday, the Minnesota Department of Health Web
site showed one confirmed case and eight probable cases.
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| Minn. DNR auctions off 300 confiscated firearms May 2 2009 9:21PM
An auction of confiscated firearms has
resulted in a standing-room-only crowd of bidders in Zimmerman this
weekend.
State Department of Natural Resources warden Chad Thesing
estimated Saturday's auction attracted more than 1,000 people.
Th
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| Pawlenty to spend deer opener in Thief River Falls Apr 2 2009 1:04PM
Governor Tim Pawlenty says he's heading
to Thief River Falls in northwestern Minnesota for this year's deer
hunting opener on Nov. 6.
It's the seventh annual governor's deer opener, which Pawlenty
has used to highlight different parts of the sta
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Legislative Headlines Mar 3 2009 7:44PM
Young hunters may be getting a small favor from the North Dakota Legislature.
The state Senate voted 43-0 on Tuesday to approve a bill that allows some 13-year-olds to take part in the youth deer hunting
season.
The legislation now goes to Gov. John Hoe
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| ND Senate extends favor for 14yearold hunters Mar 3 2009 2:57PM
Young hunters may be getting a small favor
from the North Dakota Legislature.
The state Senate voted 43-0 on Tuesday to approve a bill that
allows some 13-year-olds to take part in the youth deer hunting
season.
Under current law a teenage
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| ND man charged with killing bear in Wisconsin Feb 25 2009 4:48PM
A North Dakota man has been charged with
illegally killing a 700-pound black bear found in the field of a
Wisconsin farmer who is now fighting to keep the carcass.
Neil Schlough (SHLOH) says he was harvesting corn last fall when
he hit the anima
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| Board adjusts deer hunting in western Montana Feb 12 2009 7:01PM
The state wildlife agency says weather this
winter and last lowered the number of deer fawns in parts of
western Montana, necessitating changes in how hunts are managed.
In action affecting many northwestern Montana districts, the
Fish, Wildlife
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| Bills introduced to change deer hunting Feb 7 2009 3:32PM
Several bills have been introduced this
legislative session that would make changes to deer hunting in
Minnesota.
One bill by Republican Rep. Steve Drazkowski of Wabasha would
extend the firearms deer season in southeastern Minnesota. It gets
a
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| GF&P plans 2 surveys of hunter groups Jan 11 2009 4:14PM
The state Game, Fish & Parks Department is
sending out surveys to gauge participation and activities of
hunters in South Dakota.
One survey will go to 2,000 females to get their opinions and
attitudes about deer hunting.
The department
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Confusion Surrounding Deer Hunting Dec 2 2008 7:09PM
There's been some confusion surrounding deer hunting this fall.
The Game & Fish Department wants to clear it up.
The muzzleloader season opened last Friday.
And that's where the confusion lies.
You cannot hunt during the muz
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| Tribes extend deer hunt Dec 1 2008 5:23PM
Officials of the Three Affiliated Tribes
have extended the tribes' deer hunting season to Friday, Dec. 14.
Tribal officials say an estimated 1,000 deer tags were issued to
tribal and nontribal members this year.
Outside the reservaiton, the
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| Latest Wisconsin news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 23 2008 1:39AM
New University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chancellor Biddy Martin has big goals and big challenges.
But in a recent interview, Martin acknowledged it might take
five to 10 years to meet her goal of increasing low faculty and
staff salaries to the medi
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| Doctors investigate death of Esko teen Nov 21 2008 6:53AM
Doctors are looking into the unexpected
death of an Esko high school senior.
The mother of Jordan Tucker says her 18-year-old son died in his
sleep early Saturday. Barbara Krzenski says Thursday that doctors
are looking into three possible cause
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| Wildlife officer dies in helicopter crash while on patrol... Nov 17 2008 2:27AM
Investigators will interview the pilot
of a helicopter that crashed in central Arkansas early Sunday,
killing a state conservation officer.
The officer and the contract pilot were patrolling for violators
of a ban on deer hunting at night when t
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Lund layoffs Nov 13 2008 11:07PM
IT HAS LEFT MANY WITH A "PIT IN THEIR STOMACH."
LAYOFFS AT ONE OF OUR REGION'S BIGGEST EMPLOYERS.
LUND BOATS IN NEW YORK MILLS MINNESOTA HAS LONG BEEN A FORCE IN THE BOAT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.
BUT THE SLOW ECONOMY NATION-WIDE HAS NOW HIT HARD IN THAT
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| Hunter found dead by deer stand in northern Minn. Nov 12 2008 4:34PM
An autopsy has determined that heart
disease killed a hunter who was found dead by his deer stand in
northern [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]].
The Hubbard County sheriff's office says it got a report Monday
evening that 45-year-old Aaron Yu
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| Hunter found dead by deer stand in northern Minn. Nov 12 2008 1:19PM
An autopsy will be performed to
determine what killed a hunter who was found dead by his deer stand
in northern Minnesota.
The Hubbard County sheriff's office says it got a report Monday
evening that 45-year-old Aaron Yund of Columbia Heights wa
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| Minnesota governor fails again to get a deer Nov 8 2008 12:15PM
Gov. Tim Pawlenty struck out on the first day
of Minnesota's deer hunt.
Pawlenty hunted for four hours Saturday but went home without a
deer.
He shot a small, four-point buck in 2004 but otherwise has not
had much luck with his annual open
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Deer Hunters Love the Snow Nov 7 2008 7:30PM
Shots rang out at noon today.
But, it was no crime.
The deer hunting season officially got underway at high noon.
Thousands of orange-clad hunters spent the afternoon stalking deer as the 16-and-a-half-day season began.
Greg Gullickson of the North Da
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Deer Hunting Nov 3 2008 1:07PM
The 2008 North Dakota Firearms deer season opens at noon central on this Friday.
Each year, just before the season, the Game and Fish Department fields phone calls and emails with questions about deer hunting.
Tom Jensen tries to answer some of the more
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| Study focuses on ND hunters Oct 19 2008 8:04AM
More than half the hunters who responded
to a study conducted for the state Game and Fish Department said
they were taken on their first hunt by their fathers.
The study was conducted in July by Virginia-based Responsive
Management. Officials sa
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| Deer head stuffed in mail drop box Aug 26 2008 8:38AM
The postmaster in the north central North
Dakota town of Sawyer got an unpleasant surprise this week.
The Ward County Sheriff's Office says someone stuck the head of
a dead deer in the mail drop box at the post office on Monday,
apparently as a
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| Pawlenty announces governor's deer opener Aug 15 2008 11:13AM
Governor Tim Pawlenty says the 6th Annual
Governor's [[kxtopic:deer-hunting:t[deer hunting]:t]] Opener will be in east-central [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]] on
November 8.
He says on Friday that there will be events in Cambridge, Isanti
a
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| Winners of 2007 Minnesota AP Broadcast awards Mar 19 2008 9:48AM
Winners of the 2007 Minnesota Associated
Press Broadcasters' awards contest. Awards will be presented
Friday, March 28, in Bloomington.
MAPB ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS CONTEST
RADIO CLASS I (stations with one or no fulltime newspeople)
Spot/Hard News
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| Pawlenty targets bovine tuberculosis in northwestern Minn.... Mar 17 2008 4:59PM
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is taking a harder line
against bovine tuberculosis in northwestern Minnesota.
Pawlenty visited Roseau County to highlight measures to contain
the disease, which has infected four cattle herds since October and
also been detect
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| Milk River whitetailed deer management season begins Saturday... Dec 19 2007 6:27PM
A special late antlerless white-tailed
deer season will begin Saturday along the Milk River for hunters
who signed up on a damage roster with Montana Fish, Wildlife and
Parks last summer.
It will be held only on properties that allowed free publ
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Deer Hunting Nov 29 2007 11:16PM
Are you waiting on a deer to be processed or that trophy catch to be mounted?
If so you had a successful season and you are like the majority of hunters in North Dakota.
The deer-gun season officially wrapped up on Sunday and according to Tom Pabi
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| Bullet pierces wall, hits girl's pillow in Clearwater... Nov 26 2007 4:14PM
Stearns County authorities are looking
for the person who fired a shot that pierced a 16-year-old girl's
bedroom wall and hit her pillow.
It happened between 11 a.m. and noon yesterday at the home
between Clearwater and St. Augusta in central Mi
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More Hunting Opportunities in ND Nov 26 2007 12:00AM
Deer hunting season closes today.
But there are still hunting opportunities available in North Dakota.
The Game and Fish Department says several national wildlife refuges in the state will open to late-season upland game bird hunting tomorrow. They
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| Thanksgiving travelers on the road...Peace conference in Annapolis...Hat sh... Nov 21 2007 6:05AM
More than 31 million Americans are expected to
take to the roads for Thanksgiving, despite the price of gasoline
being nearly 85-cents-a-gallon more than it was this time last
year. A spokeswoman for Triple-A says roads could get tricky this
evening,
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Gibbs' Future Wife Speaks Nov 15 2007 11:08PM
TODAY THE FIANCÉ OF MOE GIBBS TALKED WITH US ABOUT THE WAIT..
SHE SAYS EACH PASSING DAY IT'S GROWING MORE DIFFICULT.
FOR THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THEN 4 MONTHS AMY GIBBS SAYS HER LIFE HAS BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.
SHE SAYS NO MATTER WHAT SHE WILL STAND BY M
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| Brother accidentally shoots brother near Benson Nov 14 2007 6:04AM
A man accidentally shot and wounded his
brother while the two were deer hunting near Benson.
Swift County sheriff's authorities says 37-year-old Louis Burns
of Minnetonka and his 33-year-old brother Sam Burns from Sandy,
Utah were hunting in l
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Hunter Shooting Nov 10 2007 7:59PM
Wildlife authorities and law enforcement are investigating the shooting of a deer hunter northwest of Minot.
The incident initially was reported as a man being shot while driving down the highway.
Alan Howard, a game warden with the state Game and Fish
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Hunter Shooting Nov 10 2007 7:34PM
Wildlife authorities and law enforcement are investigating the shooting of a deer hunter northwest of Minot.
The incident initially was reported as a man being shot while driving down the highway.
Alan Howard, a game warden with the state Game and Fish
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| Deer hunter shot northwest of Minot Nov 10 2007 9:48AM
Wildlife authorities and law enforcement are
investigating the shooting of a deer hunter northwest of Minot.
The incident initially was reported as a man being shot while
driving down the highway. Alan Howard, a game warden with the state
Game a
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| Man shot while driving Nov 10 2007 9:27AM
Wildlife authorities and law enforcement are
investigating the apparent shooting of a man while he was driving
down the highway on the opening day of North Dakota's deer hunting
season.
Minot police were alerted Friday afternoon by a woman who s
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Economic Impact of Deer Hunting Nov 9 2007 11:08PM
So, what's the economic impact of thousands of hunters spending time in North Dakota?
Clayton Clark talked with some people about what deer hunting means to the local economy...
(Clayton Clark, KX News) "Besides thinning out the deer population...deer
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Driver Hit By Bullet Nov 9 2007 11:08PM
The deer hunting season began in North Daktoa at noon today - and we've had our first report of what appears to be a hunting-related injury.
An official with the Minot Police Department has confirmed a man driving on Highway 83 near the Glenburn turnoff
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Driver Hit By Bullet Nov 9 2007 8:06PM
The deer hunting season began in North Daktota at noon today - and we've had our first report of what appears to be a hunting-related injury.
Unconfirmed reports indicate a man driving a vehicle was hit in the leg by a stray bullet late this afternoon on
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Wildlife Refuge Prepares for Deer Season Nov 8 2007 7:45PM
The big kickoff for this year's deer gun season gets underway at noon tomorrow across the state, and officials at the Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge are ready.
Only a limited number of buck permits were issued for the refuge, but a change this yea
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Preparing for Deer Hunting Nov 7 2007 7:23PM
The season for deer hunting opens this Friday at noon and local hunters are doing their last minute preparations for the big weekend.
Clayton Clark spoke with some locals getting ready for the hunt...
(Clayton Clark, KX News) "It's time to lock and load
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