Only a few pilots noticed at first until Google Earth launched in 2001 and a satellite photo of the state-shaped forest went ...

An Iowa lawmaker wants to expand the state of Iowa by buying Minnesota's southern row of nine counties. Though the proposal is far from a done deal, it's already stirring up conversation at the ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has published an updated map that will help farmers across the state comply with the Groundwater Protection Rule. The rule restricts fall application of ...

As seen in southern California, just a single spark can set off a fire that in tinder-dry conditions can expand rapidly and burn anything and everything in its path. The fires, which broke out last ...

Pennsylvania had the most water violations in 2023, 24,525 in total — 14,808 of which were related to monitoring and reporting.

Zippel Bay State Park is the outdoor adventure you didn’t know you needed. Let me tell you, folks, if Minnesota were a ...

Aaron Koelker’s map of map turtles is one of our favorite examples of how shape can influence and enhance a map. For our next ...

Welcome to Minnesota’s best-kept secret: Zippel Bay State Park. Nestled in the northernmost reaches of Minnesota, Zippel Bay ...

As a new brush fire sparks in Granda Hills the death toll continues to climb from the deadly Los Angeles County wildfires that forced evacuation orders for nearly 200,000 residents ...

California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. With America’s population shifting from reliably Democratic states to areas controlled by Republicans, Democrats ...

Just five Senate seats are rated as competitive by Inside Elections, representing perhaps the smallest initial battleground ...

California wildfires continue with dry conditions and powerful winds —which are due to last through Friday — fueling at least five fires.