Cass Lake

Patrick McGowan joined four other conservation officers who were honored at a late February 2026 ceremony at Camp Ripley.

Little progress has been made despite 40 years of cleanup on Leech Lake Reservation. Locals fear for the health of surrounding lakes and the Mississippi River downstream.

Douglas and Tiffany Stewart died Jan. 30, 2026, after a train struck their vehicle west of Cass Lake in rural Hubbard County. The incident is under investigation.

The fire was reported shortly after 10 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2026.

The Cass County Sheriff's Office said a 20-year-old man faces pending charges of reckless discharge of a firearm, second-degree assault and domestic assault.

The Leech Lake Tribal College will host four public forums on Nov. 12, 2025, as it forms a profile to guide its search for a new college president.

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe said it will provide updates as housing staff work to set up temporary operations. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

On Aug. 28, 2025, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a shooting incident in the Prescott Housing area in Wilkinson Township, south of Cass Lake.

The 59-year-old woman was found unresponsive Aug. 26, 2025, after crashing a pontoon on the south shore of Leech Lake, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office.

The Leech Lake Emergency Operations Center continues to coordinate response efforts following the June 21, 2025, severe storm that impacted the Cass Lake area.