The state sold 3,000 fewer waterfowl stamps this year compared to last. The Department of Natural Resources says they're not sure why -- especially this year -- when duck populations are up and the season opened a week earlier.

The Department of Health reports there were 11,071 abortions performed in Minnesota last year -- the lowest annual total since the state first started keeping track in 1975. The 2011 abortion rate among women ages 15 to 44 was also the lowest ever recorded by the state agency.

Joseph Hautman of Plymouth has won the 2011 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. His acrylic painting will be made into a 2012-2013 federal stamp. This is Hautman's fourth win.

The painting of a ruddy duck by Stephen Hamrick was picked from more than two dozen entries. It will be featured on the 2012 Minnesota Migratory Waterfowl Stamp.

The initial investigation by the Wisconsin DNR shows that one member of a hunting party was shooting at a deer, when another person in the group was shot.

The number of teen pregnancies in the U.S. reached its lowest point on record in 2010. In fact, the CDC reports births by mothers of all ages dropped for the third straight year. Minnesota had the 8th lowest rate per 1,000 teenage girls.