WALKER, Minn. — Minnesota's third-largest lake has a namesake only an angler could love: the leech. Earthworm's ugly aquatic cousin. Those slimy, crawly creatures straight out of a horror film. But ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Monday confirmed the invasive algae starry stonewort in Leech Lake. A company removing aquatic plants contacted the DNR when its staff suspected ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The invasive algae starry stonewort has been confirmed in northern Minnesota's Leech Lake. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a company removing plants near ...

People gathering wild rice from Minnesota's third-largest lake have stumbled across human skeletal remains that are believed to be several hundred years old. Authorities suspect erosion caused the ...

Nov. 4—LEECH LAKE — Six young duck hunters were successfully rescued after their boat capsized on Leech Lake on Sunday morning. According to a release from Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk, at ...

[UPDATE: The boy who went missing Thursday has been found safe. What follows below is a redacted version of the original story.] MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued ...