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If youre looking for something to do this October check out the only cave in the state to be protected as a Minnesota State Park.

Lanesboro added 20 new businesses over the past year and a half.

The city is considering two new neighborhood tax incremental districts to address issues with housing in the citys west-central side. Some argued a TID wont address the real problem of

"This effort can really help get the word out about Racine County, that we are a great place to live, but also we have some really great employers," said Kate

Where are sauger, bass, walleye and sturgeon? Rainy River.

The Taste of the Trail is back in Southeast Minnesota on the three Saturdays after Labor Day.

Drownings are rare in Racine County. They are even rarer in public waters like Lake Michigan without a compounding factor, such as an unrelated medical event preceding a drowning. Never in the past four years prior to last month has a drowning in Racine County been attributed to a rip current. But rip currents were a factor in all three deaths in June, according to the Racine County Medical Examiner’s Office. That’s part of what made the three youths who died in unrelated drowning eve...

Get our free mobile app According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, those who travel on Highway 250 north of Lanesboro will be detoured for approximately 10 weeks for culvert replacement and paving on the highway between Lanesboro and Highway 30. Crews will be working on repaving the 8.5 miles stretch of Highway 250 from the South Branch of the Root River to Highway 30. The replacements include eight culverts and will require a detour because the contractor must dig up the full cu...

Farmers dedicated to conservation like Joan Heim-Welch and direct assistance from local conservation offices have put the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program in the spotlight as one of the best of its kind in the country.

Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail Bridge Work Is Complete Get our free mobile app That means trail users will be able to ride 60-miles of paved trail from Preston without any closures. The Get Hooked on Preston Facebook page was obviously excited to share the news. "Were excited to share that the Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail bridgework is DONE and the trail is OPEN! You can now ride 60+miles of paved trail from Preston without any closures! YAY! Be safe and have a great weekend!" The tra...