The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently released its biennial draft of impaired waters in Minnesota — and a lake near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) made the list. Birch Lake, a ...

As many times as he had driven on the Gunflint Trail adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Lee Frelich had never seen telephone poles burning and couldn't imagine that outfitters' ...

An aerial image of the Wood Lake Fire on Sept. 10, 2024, in the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota.

The Wood Lake wildfire continues to burn in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Superior National Forest says that the fire is 50% contained at 27 acres as of Friday, September 27. The ...

ELY, Minn. — A wildfire in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has grown to 27 acres, causing the closure of more areas and portages. According to the U.S. Forest Service, there was a ...

Jennifer Mayerle happily returned to Minnesota and WCCO, where she began her career as a summer intern. The Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist returned to WCCO as a reporter in 2014 ...

According to the U.S. Forest Service, a wildfire was detected late in the afternoon on June 13, between Spice Lake and Ogishkemuncie Lake. The wildfire was located on the Gunflint Ranger District of ...

Tired of waiting for the U.S. Forest Service to make good on an agreement to analyze commercial towboat service in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a wilderness group has revived a lawsuit ...

The Wood Lake wildfire continues to burn in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Superior National Forest provided an update on Monday. Officials say the fire has burned 27 acres and is 25% ...