Jake Judd

(KNSI) – Hunters and trappers in Minnesota can expect trophy-size changes as permits for the fall seasons go on sale Saturday, August 1st. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources published the 2026 regulations booklet, which includes changes to chronic wasting disease surveillance and carcass movement rules, an end to the state’s shotgun zone, the inclusion of waterfowl regulations in the main hunting and trapping rules book, and a modernized electronic licensing system.

(KNSI) – A 17-year-old motorcyclist from St. Cloud was killed Monday night after crashing into a silage wagon in Benton County. According to the sheriff’s office, the teenage boy, whose name has not been released, was riding behind a tractor at about 8:30 p.m. as both headed north on 15th Avenue Northeast in Langola Township. As first responders arrived and started treating the young man, he lost consciousness. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

(KNSI) – Governor Tim Walz traveled to Ely on Monday for a briefing on the wildfires burning across northeastern Minnesota, meeting with fire crews, local officials, first responders, and residents affected by the blazes. Fires in and around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness were ignited by lightning storms on July 6th and have since burned more than 64,000 acres across Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties.