WALKER, Minn. — Minnesota's third-largest lake has a namesake only an angler could love: the leech. Earthworm's ugly aquatic cousin. Those slimy, crawly creatures straight out of a horror film. But ...

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Chair Faron Jackson, Sr. is presented with an award from Commissioner Jodi Harpstead of the Minnesota Department of Human Services during the Circle of Excellence Award ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Seventy years ago this month, Leech Lake muskies went crazy. Until that time, the big silvery fish barely gained notice from most of the lake’s anglers. Instead, walleyes were the lake’s ...

CASS LAKE, Minnesota (AP) — Animal neglect used to be such a problem on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota, with basic services like sterilization out of reach for many due to poverty ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The invasive algae starry stonewort has been confirmed in northern Minnesota's Leech Lake. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a company removing plants near ...

BENA — As hundreds of tribal members, political leaders and stakeholders crowded the grounds of the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School in Cass County, Minnesota, on Wednesday, the rhythmic pounding by the ...

People gathering wild rice from Minnesota's third-largest lake have stumbled across human skeletal remains that are believed to be several hundred years old. Authorities suspect erosion caused the ...

CASS LAKE, Minn. -- In a rural setting south of the city of Cass Lake, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has built a new neighborhood. This community is unique because a special agreement in the leases ...

The state of Minnesota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe are locked in a dispute over cigarettes and sovereignty. Agents from the Minnesota Department of Revenue intercepted a delivery truck in St.

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Monday, July 19, confirmed the invasive algae starry stonewort in Leech Lake near Walker, Minn. A company removing aquatic plants contacted ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Monday confirmed the invasive algae starry stonewort in Leech Lake. A company removing aquatic plants contacted the DNR when its staff suspected ...