Record-setting heat may be contributing to fish kills in lakes across the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). "Natural summer fish kills are not unusual," according to Brian Schultz, DNR assistant regional fisheries manager. "In the past several days, however, we're getting increased reports of dead and dying fish in many lakes from around the state."

...where erosion control is needed, but not as a landscaping tool to enhance appearance, said Rick Hart, DNR fisheries habitat specialist in Brainerd. "Take a boat ride around Cross Lake and look at all the rock shoreline," Hart said. "You'll...