The city could allow just 10 chicken permits a year, with coops kept 25 feet from neighboring homes.

Three softball diamonds make way for a five-acre turf field and an underground system built to keep phosphorus out of Como Lake.

Pink ribbons now mark trees along Brookside Avenue as Creekside and Brookside residents push back on a 2028 road overhaul.

Bemidji and Park Rapids foresters say this fall's cone crop is the best in over a decade after years of scarcity.

The 165-mile Mesabi Trail is complete, and officials expect record crowds to top last year's 285,000 riders.

A cool front already dropped Twin Cities highs into the 60s, but drought-stressed trees near St. Cloud could drop leaves early.

Stargazing returns to Baylor Regional Park on Saturday, Sept. 19, with NASA ambassadors and a door prize drawing.

Kamba, 22, and Nora, 12, are settling into Como Zoo separately from the resident troop as keepers watch their every cue.

The Summit Hill park's revamped grounds now include pickleball courts, a sandy toddler area and a new all-sport field awaiting its grass.

Animal Humane Society's new 13,000-square-foot clinic will treat 10,000 more pets a year once it opens in fall 2027.

Portable toilets at Sartell's inclusive playground are being replaced with a permanent ADA facility, thanks to Lions clubs and a $3,000 grant.

Skate park, playground, and pickleball courts are open downtown, but the splash pad and court lights still aren't ready.

Waldoch Farm's month-long Sunflower Festival lets guests cut their own stems and ride a hayride through six acres of blooms.