Moose Lake News

"It used to be that if you step south of Superior, Wis., or you go down on 35 toward Moose Lake in the sandy areas, you're going to have a high risk, but if you go here in Duluth or north of Duluth, up the North Shore, you're going to have less of a risk," said Dr.

Clarence Opheim, 64, has been held 19 years in state custody. He will live in a St.

Richard Simonsen's photographic quest began as a challenge from a friend who happens to be a well-known professional nature photographer: capture an amazing underwater picture of a common loon.

Citing the high cost of indefinite civil commitment for Minnesota sex offenders, two influential lawmakers will propose a shift to longer prison terms, coupled with intensive -- but cheaper -- treatment.

Minnesota's sex offender program needs an overhaul now before a major crisis erupts, a key state legislator says.

Today's package of stories by Post-Bulletin reporter Heather Carlson lead to one inevitable conclusion: Minnesota is on the verge of a major crisis involving its system of incarcerating and treating sexual predators.