Pine and Lakes Echo Journal | Pequot Lakes, Minnesota

ROCHESTER — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wrapped up the DFL Party’s endorsement for U.S. Senate at the party’s convention on Saturday in Rochester, earning her party’s backing via acclamation amid a thunderous chorus of ayes from the more than 1,000 delegates.

Flanagan, in her acceptance speech, connected the hardships and the cost-of-living challenges m...

Most of the action this month will be at dusk in the western sky. That’s where Venus and Jupiter will meet in a close conjunction on June 9, with the planet Mercury a stone’s throw away. About a week later, a delicate lunar crescent joins the scene in a wonderful, zigzag planet-moon alignment.

To prepare for this multi-act show, find a location with a wide-op...

PITTSBURGH — The Minnesota Twins had a set of decisions to make earlier this month on a trio of struggling players, players who had been key contributors in past seasons.

They made their decision on Matt Wallner first, optioning him to Triple-A for a reset. Days later, they decided to do the same with Royce Lewis. It wasn’t quite as easy with Simeon Woods Ric...

WALKER — This month (May 2026) marks two years since Cass County adopted its all-terrain vehicle ordinance. The past two years have been spent on education and enforcement efforts while making contact with hundreds of ATV operators throughout the county.

While we are experiencing mostly high levels of compliance with the ATV ordinance, there is still work to ...

If you were to follow one of our middle schoolers this month, you might notice learning experiences looking a little different.

You might see seventh graders casting a line off the fishing pier at the Cross Lake Dam. You could have hopped on a bus full of fifth graders headed to the Babinski Foundation to learn about animal sciences and to cuddle with some pu...