DNR Searching For Asian Carp Near The Twin Cities
Anglers searched chilly waters Wednesday for a predator that could threaten fishing in Minnesota.
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Anglers searched chilly waters Wednesday for a predator that could threaten fishing in Minnesota.
A kayaker has arrived in Key West after paddling some 4,000 miles -- from the northernmost spots in lower 48 states to the country's southernmost city.
Recent snowfall has increased the risk of flooding to normal on parts of the Upper Minnesota and Mississippi River basins.
On pool six of the Mississippi River, just south of Winona, a school of Buffalo fish is Tim Adam's desired catch.
Minnesota's state leaders are spending Wednesday focusing on a major threat to the state's tourism industry. It's the possible invasion of Asian Carp, a destructive fish, in Minnesota waterways.
A proposed rail shipping hub for frac sand got a boost when the Wabasha City Council rejected a request to study the environmental risks.
Water levels on the drought-plagued Mississippi River are expected to keep dropping over the next several weeks, according to a new forecast Wednesday that comes amid worries that barge traffic soon could be squeezed along a key stretch of the vital shipping corridor.
A homeless man died Saturday afternoon after he slipped into the Mississippi River, authorities say.
The U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers will officially close the navigation system on the upper Mississippi River Dec. 3, after what's been a bit of an unusual season.
The shipping season is coming to an end on the Upper Mississippi River.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is giving a mixed report on the Mississippi River watershed in the St. Cloud area.
A group of U.S. senators will ask President Barack Obama for an emergency declaration in an effort to keep barges moving on the drought-riddled Mississippi River, a spokesman for Sen. Claire McCaskill told The Associated Press Tuesday.
Fifteen senators from eight Mississippi River states are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to take steps to keep barges moving on the Mississippi.
In one of Minnesota's most scenic areas, you'll find one of its quirkiest neighborhoods. Not only are many of the homes oddly-shaped, they're not even on solid ground.
A man police say was suicidal when he led officers on a chase through Eagan has been charged with fleeing police.
Police have arrested a man they say was suicidal when he led officers on a police chase through Eagan and tried to jump from a bridge over the Mississippi River.
The stretch of the Mississippi River that flows through the Twin Cities area is in better shape than it was 40 years ago, but a new report warns of some emerging threats.
Crews are scrambling to make repairs near the busiest lock on a vital Mississippi River commerce corridor near St. Louis. Hundreds of barges and tugboats remained snarled Wednesday in a backlog that was growing worse by the hour.
study of 18 canals, ditches and other waterways that could link the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds found none were likely pathways to the lakes for Asian carp, federal officials said Friday.
The closure of Highway 61 at the Hastings Bridge over the Mississippi River had been postponed. According to the Department of Transportation, crews and now going to float-in the main span of the bridge during the week of September 17.
Several mayors of cities along the Mississippi River will gather in St. Louis this week to discuss ways to make the mighty waterway more sustainable.
The mystery of "Baby Angel" continues one year after the child's body was found floating in the Mississippi River. The seven pound infant girl was found on Sept. 5th by boaters inside a canvas bag near Homer.
Governor Mark Dayton hosted U.S.Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for a boat ride on the Mississippi River on Friday. Salazar is on a multi-state tour highlighting national conservation efforts, as well as talking about how President Obama wants to encourage outdoor recreation opportunities and create jobs.
The U.S. Secretary of the Interior is visiting Minnesota where he'll join Gov. Mark Dayton for a Mississippi River boat tour.
