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There is a saying that no ice is guaranteed safe, but there are some guidelines to follow before stepping out onto any frozen body of water.

We're only a month away from the Extravaganza and it's been warm.

Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs told MPR News this year has been an anomaly as people generally get stranded on the popular fishing lake during a two-week period: Thanksgiving to early or mid-December.

Warm temperatures throughout the state have caused some fishing guide services to hold off putting ice houses onto lakes at a time many guides consider to be their most profitable time of the season.

WILLIAMS, Minn. — Curt Quesnell was fishing east of Long Point on the south shore of Lake of the Woods on Monday afternoon when he got a message with a short video from a buddy that a large crack had opened up less than a mile off Long Point, and several anglers were stranded on the north […]

Lots of people have needed to be rescued from ice flows and thin ice this year. Can you be charged for the emergency services?

Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs said there is no timeline in mind. All motor-vehicle traffic is banned. Violators will be fined and billed for rescues.

The size of Upper Red Lake combined with warmer weather and wind has made the lake unsafe for anglers.

We're only a month away from the Extravaganza and it's been warm.

There is a saying that no ice is guaranteed safe, but there are some guidelines to follow before stepping out onto any frozen body of water.