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    May 24, 2015
    Detroit Lakes, DNR come to agreement
    Detroit Lakes and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have reached a preliminary agreement: The DNR will drop its threatened lawsuit against a hotel project near the city beach, and the city will work with the DNR to improve its shoreland ordinance. The DNR is drafting...
    news/detroit-lakesMay 24, 2015 - 5:45am
    Follow the rules and stop AIS
    Minnesota: The Land of 10,000 Lakes. Well, actually make it 11,842 lakes, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Add in the 18,000 miles of rivers and streams and it’s easy to see why Minnesota is such a fishing paradise. According to the DNR, there...
    opinion/editorialsMay 24, 2015 - 5:00am
    May 15, 2015
    DNR lifts burning restrictions in much of Minnesota
    ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources lifted burning restrictions Thursday in numerous Minnesota counties due to decreased...
    newsMay 15, 2015 - 8:50am
    May 10, 2015
    City, DNR may talk about possible change to future ordinance
    The talks were cordial and frank, but there was no major breakthrough in the impasse between the Minnesota DNR and the city of Detroit Lakes over the development of the Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel project near the city beach. The developer, city staff and the DNR did agree...
    news/detroit-lakesMay 10, 2015 - 5:25am
    May 6, 2015
    A DNR tanker plane drops a new product called FireIce, which stops or slows fire growth and is environmentally friendly. This drop was near Park Rapids earlier this year. SUBMITTED PHOTO
    Wildfire season isn't over yet
    One reason there seems to be so many grass fires this year is that there were so few last spring. The 12-county Minnesota Department of Natural...
    newsMay 6, 2015 - 1:00pm
    Suspect sought in theft of DNR pickup, ATV
    Police in Polk County are searching for a suspect in the theft late last week of a pickup, flatbed trailer and Polaris Ranger reported stolen...
    news/crimeMay 6, 2015 - 8:37am
    April 29, 2015
    The DNR has requested a conference call with the City of Detroit Lakes and developers to work out differences in the proposed lakeside hotel project. SUBMITTED GRAPHIC
    Will the DNR sue DL?
    In a bid to avoid a possible DNR lawsuit against the city of Detroit Lakes, the commissioner of the Minnesota DNR wants to have a conference...
    news/detroit-lakesApril 29, 2015 - 12:30pm
    April 28, 2015
    After calf deaths, Dayton orders DNR to end practice of collaring moose in Minnesota
    ST. PAUL, MN – Governor Mark Dayton today signed Executive Order 15-10, which requires the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to stop the practice of radio collaring moose in Minnesota, and to stop issuing new permits for moose radio collaring. Recent reports have brought...
    newsApril 28, 2015 - 9:46am
    April 19, 2015
    Artist rendition of new hotel and restaurant project near the city beach in Detroit Lakes.
    New hotel is legal, ethical wasp’s nest
    Who would have thought it would be so controversial for the city of Detroit Lakes to follow its long-range plan? One key aspect of the plan...
    news/detroit-lakesApril 19, 2015 - 5:50am
    April 16, 2015
    Saving Minnesota songbirds in Costa Rica: Carrol Henderson to speak at Friends of Wetlands fundraiser Friday in DL
    A new initiative to help protect songbirds that migrate between Minnesota and Costa Rica will be the focus of a presentation Friday night by DNR Nongame Wildlife Supervisor Carrol Henderson. The Friends of the Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District will host its sixth annual...
    news/detroit-lakesApril 16, 2015 - 2:48pm
    April 15, 2015
    Hotel project approved in DL, despite DNR lawsuit threat
    A controversial hotel, condominium and restaurant project at the corner of West Lake Drive and Washington Avenue was approved by the Detroit Lakes City Council Tuesday night — despite threatened litigation by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. On a 6-2 vote — Alderman...
    news/detroit-lakesApril 15, 2015 - 8:59am
    April 13, 2015
    DNR threatens to sue city if it approves new hotel
    Concerned about runoff into Little Detroit Lake and other zoning issues, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is threatening legal action against Detroit Lakes if the city council approves the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Hotel project near the beach. The new...
    news/detroit-lakesApril 13, 2015 - 6:40pm
    April 8, 2015
    A FireBoss airplane sits on the tarmac at Princeton Municipal Airport on Friday in Princeton, Minn. FORUM NEWS SERVICE/Robb Jeffries
    New planes help DNR battle wildfires
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ fleet of wildfire-combating airplanes has doubled this year, and not a moment too soon. Dozens...
    newsApril 8, 2015 - 11:18am
    April 5, 2015
    A DNR firefighter watches a plane dump retardant. SUBMITTED PHOTO
    DNR gears up for spring wildfire season
    When the snow melts and the dead grasses from last year dry out, it’s wildfire season in Minnesota. And when the wind blows hard, the combination...
    newsApril 5, 2015 - 5:35am
    February 20, 2015
    Driver fined for hauling zebra mussels
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued a civil citation and a $500 fine to a construction company truck driver for transporting zebra mussels. In mid-December, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and contract inspectors found dead zebra mussels on a...
    news/crimeFebruary 20, 2015 - 5:45am
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