In 1955, Lake Minnetonka was a watery Wild West. Boats didn't have to be registered or have running lights, and faster boats and growing traffic led to accidents that resulted in 18 drowning deaths.

Some of the Twin Cities’ most treasured waters – Lake Minnetonka, the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha Creek and Minnehaha Falls – have been the foundation of life in here for centuries. The ...

Five years after Minnetonka Beach first asked the state Legislature to help upgrade critical water infrastructure, city officials were bacl before state Representatives with a similar plea. Except ...

LAKE MINNETONKA, Minnesota (WCCO) — As Twin Cities temperatures continue to fluctuate, rescue crews are sounding the alarm on a dangerous facet of Lake Minnetonka. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office ...

LAKE MINNETONKA, Minn. — As Twin Cities temperatures continue to fluctuate, rescue crews are sounding the alarm on a dangerous facet of Lake Minnetonka. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Water ...