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A year later, the Johnsons applied again, and again Pine County said no. Finally, worn down by constant anxiety and repeated trips to the emergency room, the Johnsons turned to their last resort: They sold their house and moved 40 miles west to Kanabec County. Two months later, Michaela was approved for more than $60,000 a year in home care and medical equipment. “You get to the point where you’re told ‘no’ so many times that you have no choice: You have to pack up and leave,” Michell...

Fish must be hooked in the mouth to be legally caught and qualify for state record status; anglers must immediately release foul-hooked fish. Game and Fish now has a four-week waiting period before certifying a record catch, Power said. That gives department staff time to follow up on any questions or concerns they might receive from the public. Jared Shypkoski of Dickinson, N.D., landed a 16-pound, 6-ounce walleye Saturday, March 13, on Lake Oahe that now is officially recognized as the state...

watch live Fish must be hooked in the mouth to be legally caught and qualify for state record status; anglers must immediately release foul-hooked fish. Game and Fish now has a four-week waiting period before certifying a record catch, Power said. That gives department staff time to follow up on any questions or concerns they might receive from the public. Jared Shypkoski of Dickinson, N.D., landed a 16-pound, 6-ounce walleye Saturday, March 13, on Lake Oahe that now is officially recognized a...

Farm, Garden & Outdoors calendar published April 10, 2021 Events and classes scheduled in the outdoors, gardening and farming. Submit your event at news@wctrib.com by noon on Tuesday. Written By: Donna Middleton | × Farming Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program: April 12-30 sign-up period. Applications can be started sooner and landowners are encouraged to do so. It is a voluntary state-federal program designed to improve water quality and habitat with a goal to ...

Farm, Garden & Outdoors calendar published April 3, 2021 Events and classes scheduled in the outdoors, gardening and farming. Submit your event at news@wctrib.com by noon on Tuesday. Written By: Donna Middleton | × Farming 2021 wetland restoration: The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has announced a conservation easement sign-up period through April 7. The goal is to generate wetland credits in specific Wetland Bank Service Areas throughout the state for...

March 24, 2021 "Healthy and fit" was one of the themed kits distributed to 2,000 families. Jimmie Johnson has been teaching health and nutrition through University of Minnesota Extension SNAP-Ed in Pine County since 2015. Aware of the food insecurity in certain parts of the county, he always mentally prepares himself for his work, with the intention of greeting each person with a smile and best wishes, and without judgment.  A new initiative among Extension partners gave Johnson an opportu...

Gregory Ulrich, 67, was arrested Tuesday after one person died and three were critically injured in the attack at the Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo.

Project Bowl is a long-standing program in Minnesota 4-H and is t

The 67-year-old alleged gunman has been taken into custody.

Mary Ellen Thorvig died at St.Mary’s-Essentia Health hospital in Duluth on January 31, 2021 after a short illness. Mary was born on December 1, 1944 in Sandstone, Minnesota to John