Eden Prairie officers rescue bald eagle during bitter cold

A bald eagle is on the mend after Eden Prairie police officers rescued it during the bitter cold snap last week, according to the Eden Prairie Police Department.

Bear bites woman through toilet in outhouse

Shannon Stevens told The AP that she sat down on the toilet and felt something immediately bite her.

Mother lays egg on Minnesota DNR EagleCam

A little, feathery bundle of joy is on the way for the bald eagles on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam.

2 wolves illegally killed in northern Minnesota, DNR investigating

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is investigating after wildlife researchers found two wolves with GPS-tracking collars in northern Minnesota that had been illegally killed. 

3,000 trees to be removed in St. Paul due to emerald ash borer

In St. Paul, several thousand boulevard ash trees are now marked for removal, all victims of the emerald ash borer. Replacement is planned, but not for two years.

Great white shark bites boat in Gulf waters off Tampa Bay

The boaters were fishing about 65 miles off the coast of the Tampa Bay area when a massive great white shark approached, taking a bite out of one of their boat's motors.

DNR unveils new critical habitat license plate featuring pollinators

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources unveiled the design of state’s newest critical habitat license plate, featuring native pollinators. 

Deputies rescue trumpeter swan found on road in Chisago County

Deputies rescued a possibly injured trumpeter swan that was found sitting on the road Friday in Chisago County, Minnesota.

Reward offered for suspects who dumped eagle parts in Woodbury

Federal wildlife agents are offering a reward for information on who is responsible for dumping the remains of four bald eagles and four other raptors along the side of the road in Woodbury, Minnesota. 

'Only in 2020': Hunter shoots 3-foot alligator in Minnesota

A Zimmerman sportsman harvested his first buck with a shotgun during the firearm hunting opener this weekend, but he is more likey to remember the day as when he shot his first alligator. 

Scientists removing invasive goldfish by the truckload from Chaska lake

Environmental scientists were called to a Carver County lake overrun with invasive fish just days after crews removed roughly 50,000 goldfish from it.

Trump officials remove gray wolf from endangered list, DNR opposes the move

The gray wolf is no longer on the Endangered Species Act list and management of the species has been returned to the states and tribes, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday.