Question: I’ve read your last couple of “Ask A Trooper” articles and with all this talk about driver’s license suspensions and revocation, can you talk about people needing or getting a work permit for driving? Answer: Minnesota does have what is called a “limited license.” Under ...

One emotion that we hope to experience rarely is fear. Fear should not be confused with anxiety or stress. Anxiety is what you feel when faced with a possible, imagined, anticipated, future threat. Maybe a policeman behind you turns on his lights and siren. His actions may have,nothing to do ...

This winter hasn’t been too bad in our neck of the woods. We have little to complain about, but that won’t stop us from doing so. It’s not as if winter hasn’t left a mark. It has. We recently endured levels of subzero cold that are often associated with the formation of vast areas ...

In the dinge of the surface water at the old powerplant lake, the bright sunny shimmer of the flash fibers on the back of my last orange-and-orange hand-tied crappie jig twinkled, despite the hazy overcast sky above me reflecting on the surface. With plans for the back half of the weekend, and ...

I‘ve never ridden a roller coaster, but it seems I’ve experienced the sensation lately. The roller coaster being referenced is Old Man Winter’s weather. The temperatures have gone up and down, up and down, etc. I expect you have experienced the same thriller weather ride — it’s been ...

In Lyon County, we currently recycle only about 37% of our paper and paper products, which means an alarming 63% is discarded as waste. Most individuals are familiar with the types of paper that can be recycled, including newspapers, magazines, junk mail, office paper, school assignments, and ...