The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an air quality alert Friday, July 11, for northwest and north central Minnesota. The alert takes effect 6 a.m. and runs until 6 p.m. Friday. Heavy ...

Blackduck area: Crappies and bluegills are hitting in the 10- to 12-foot cabbage on Gull Lake, Pimushe Lake, Blackduck Lake, and Gilstead Lake, Walleyes are being taken with leeches and crawlers under ...

Seventy years ago this month, Leech Lake muskies went crazy. Until that time, the big silvery fish barely gained notice from most of the lake’s anglers. Instead, walleyes were the lake’s major ...

Russia unleashed a record air strike on Ukraine as U.S. President Donald Trump expressed disappointment over his latest phone call with Vladimir Putin aimed at bringing an end to the ...

With the devastating storm that roared through Bemidji this past early Saturday morning, fishing is about the last thing on people’s minds right now.

Prince Harry's doomed court bid to have his U.K. security costs covered financially has cost British taxpayers $135,000, sparking widespread outrage online.

Progressive lawmakers and advocates hit back on Sunday after Elon Musk parroted the long-debunked right-wing claim that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, the billionaire's latest false attack on the ...

Jane Moore left the Loose Women panel horrified after revealing the result of a leech bite from her time in the I'm A Celebrity jungle. The journalist, 62, showed off the result of her bloody ...

Leeches were imported in Britain and Ireland from Europe, Russia and Africa, but some of these leeches weren’t what they seemed. For example, the less effective leech, Hirudo decora, was passed off as ...

That’s when leeches would be applied straight to the wound site. When they bite, their saliva transfers anticoagulants into the patient’s bloodstream, which helps increase blood flow.

Leech therapy involves applying leeches to a wound to increase circulation, improve blood flow, and promote healing. Learn more here.