Brad Carlson with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff in Spicer caught this American Eel in a trapnet in Cottonwood Lake in Lyon County while doing routine fish survey work.

"Cottonwood Lake is a fairly popular spot," said Bev Dawson of Timber Trails in Livingston. "The west side (of the Crazy Mountains) gets less traffic, but (the Cottonwood trailhead) is a fairly ...

Catie Dahl, a mother of four, held onto the man’s hand until help arrived. A mother of four is being hailed as a hero after she dashed onto the ice of Cottonwood Lake to save a 68-year-old man and his ...