It's out with the ice houses, in with the boats on Lake Minnetonka. Sunday afternoon ... That'd be a pretty bad call if you get stuck in a bay with ice coverage," Sgt. Kostohryz said.

After much speculation and anticipation, it's official: Ice-out has been declared on Lake Minnetonka ... "Ice-out is observed when a boat is able to safely navigate from any shore to any other ...

There are fewer and fewer days of ice cover on Lake Minnetonka each winter ... free periods provide more time for AIS to move about on boats and trailers each year. Yikes. Our task of keeping ...