Outdoors

An outbreak of the potentially deadly Equine Herpes Virus threw a scare into the local horse community early this year, but was contained by quick action on well-established response protocols, according to a UW-River Falls expert.

A gem that few people know about, but many will want to discover, is about to be revealed south of the Twin Cities.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation announced Monday it is reviving tax breaks for some historic preservation projects.

Conflicting gun interests are uniting against a plan by Wisconsin House Republican Jim Sensenbreenner to eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...

A donation of $1,600 from Allina Health will help bring to fruition a series of signposts to highlight Kinnickinnic State Park’s nature trail and natural playground to visitors.

--Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist Monarchs are the iconic North American summer butterfly; beautiful insects with dark orange, black and white wings. They are the only butterfly with long-distance annual migrations. Hundreds of millions of monarchs migrate from eastern North America...

Tony Locken of Chaska prepares to roll while in his kayak on the Vermillion River in Hastings on Thursday afternoon, June 19, 2014. The river is a popular spot for kayakers in the spring, but typically by now the river isn't running quite as fast. That changed this week, as several...

PRESCOTT – The first Hillfest bike fest sponsored by Lifestyle Fitness took place Saturday. There were several rides which took place throughout morning of various distances of 35, 60 and family ride for 15 miles. The racing portion took place during the hill climbs on the...