2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (810+ words) Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov, second from right, celebrates with defenseman Quinn Hughes (43) and left wing Matt Boldy (12) after scoring during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1058+ words) Roy Heilman | Special to The Free Press If you want the chance to carry a turkey home, you'd do well to find answers to as many questions as possible. Got the turkey season underway this week. As expected, I picked…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (382+ words) NORTH MANKATO " North Mankato has approved a joint powers agreement to implement the Minnesota River'Mankato Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan, formalizing regional collaboration on water quality, flood mitigation and soil conservation efforts. "This agreement positions the city to access funding and…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (572+ words) One eye-catching bird to watch out for in Mankato during the spring migration season is a yellow-rumped warbler. A group of bird watchers gather at Minneopa State Park two years ago with binoculars in hand. Local bird experts say early…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (636+ words) The first calf of 2026 at Minneopa State Park scopes out a visitor while taking a rest on Monday. The calf, believed to have been born on Saturday, and its mother appear to be doing well, according to park naturalist Augusta…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (331+ words) Two museum-goers look at a painting during the opening of the Temporarily Not Soil exhibit at the Carnegie Art Center. The exhibit revolves around themes of the world underneath our feet and continues through Saturday. MANKATO " Beth Fisher and Cheryl…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1076+ words) Roy Heilman, special to The Free Press The 2026 Minnesota Duck Summit was held this weekend at Nicollet Public School. Presenters were drawn from the who's who of the waterfowl conservation community. Duck summit attendees used smart phone technology to give…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (425+ words) Project Feeder Watch, a citizen science project where participants collect data on birds at their feeders, was founded in Ontario by Erica Dunn and the Long Point Bird Observatory in 1976. The project partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology after…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (235+ words) Snow geese take to the sky at sunrise after a stopover at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Kleinfeltersville, Pa. Early-rising birders await sunrise at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Kleinfeltersville, Pa. A flock…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (173+ words) Minneopa State Park's bison road is temporarily closed until the road dries out. Park visitors may see the park's bison herd from a trail near pastureland where the animals are penned. MANKATO " Unseasonably warm weather earlier this month has affected…...