As of 1:32 p.m. Saturday, the ice was declared officially out on Lake Minnetonka by the Freshwater Society and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Water Patrol. “Ice out is observed on Lake ...

The two cities near Lake Minnetonka have been embroiled in a contentious lawsuit since Orono tried to form its own fire ...

Last year, the ice out was March 13, just two days shy of the all time record earliest ice-out of March 11 coming on the heels of by far the warmest winter on record in Minnesota. Lake Minnetonka ...

In other news, survey opens to collect feedback on plans to convert the Northstar rail line to bus service.

Around the Twin Cities, bellwether lakes like Minnetonka and White Bear were ... The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minnesota DNR report lake ice duration across Minnesota has decreased ...

Police in Minnesota are the latest to employ infrared cameras that can tell if a driver is using a phone or not wearing a ...

A Minnesota couple is turning their storefront into a shop serving up confectionary and gems on Excelsior's Water Street, with their grand opening just around the corner.

Excelsior Bay on Lake Minnetonka shows some open water on Monday. Spring has barely sprung across Minnesota. But ice-out is progressing rapidly northward. Many lakes from the Twin Cities southward ...

how big the lake is, and also how much thawing and freezing there's been," Minnesota Sea Grant director and project leader John Downing said. With updated predictions every day, he says there is ...