Little progress has been made despite 40 years of cleanup on Leech Lake Reservation. Locals fear for the health of surrounding lakes and the Mississippi River downstream.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division recently named Cass Lake-area Conservation Officer Patrick McGowan the 2025 Conservation Officer of the Year.

CASS LAKE, Minn. (Valley News Live) - The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened in rural Cass Lake in the early morning hours of August 28. According to a release from ...

WALKER, Minn. - A 27-year-old Cass Lake man was charged Friday in Cass County with criminal vehicular homicide for allegedly driving drunk when he crossed the center line and hit an oncoming vehicle ...

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is urging extreme caution for anyone traveling on frozen lakes.

In recognition of his outstanding overall career performance, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement ...

CASS LAKE, Minn. (Valley News Live) - On Saturday, October 4, at approximately 2:24 a.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office of Minnesota received a 9-1-1 call of an assault in the area of 925 Grant ...

Blackduck visits Cass Lake-Bena for a nonleague boys basketball game on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Tip is set for 7 p.m. Central at Cass Lake, Minn. Follow live updates ...

CASS LAKE — A 40-year-old Cass Lake man was injured Saturday, Oct. 18, after he was thrown from his motorcycle on Highway 371 in Cass County. The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash at 1:29 ...

CASS LAKE, Minn. — As a teenager, Ryan White learned to harvest manoomin from his father and grandfather on the White Earth Reservation. The Minnesota lakes are surrounded by towering pines, the ...