Mississippi River Closed Near La Crosse
A portion of the Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wis., has been closed Thursday by the U.S. Coast Guard for dredging operations after barges ran aground.
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A portion of the Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wis., has been closed Thursday by the U.S. Coast Guard for dredging operations after barges ran aground.
From sunrise to sunset Wednesday, U.S. and Minnesota flags will fly at half-staff at government buildings to mark the fifth anniversary of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse.
To remember the collapse of a busy Minnesota highway bridge, state historians preserved items they thought would vividly convey the chaotic scene that unfolded back in 2007: a battered Interstate 35W sign, an emergency worker's shirt, the back door of a school bus that young survivors used to escape.
If you're around either the Minnesota or Mississippi Rivers this weekend, you'll likely see lots of kayaks, canoes and paddle boards.
A group called Environment Minnesota says bills moving through the U.S. House of Representatives are a danger to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
What could be better than sitting on an outdoor patio at your favorite restaurant, bathing in the sun and enjoying a wonderful waterfront view? Check out the best restaurants in the Twin Cities for just that.
Millions of dead mayflies created an incredible mess on several streets in Hastings Monday morning.
A year after the Mississippi River swelled to near-historic proportions and flooded farms and homes from Illinois to Louisiana, the level along the waterway's southern half is so low that cargo barges have run aground and their operators have been forced to lighten their loads.
Beginning Monday the Plymouth Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis will be closed to all traffic for repairs until mid-October.
Authorities are investigating after a 35-year-old woman drowned in western Wisconsin Wednesday evening. The drowning happened at about 6:50 p.m. just north of Buffalo City, a city which sits alongside the Mississippi River.
Scientists on some of the heartland's great rivers are turning up ominous signs that Asian carp may be harming other fish, but the dire predictions that the carp would kill off other fish haven't been realized yet.
Authorities say two people have been injured after a car rolled over and went down an embankment near the Mississippi River in St. Paul Wednesday morning.
Federal engineers would be ordered to speed up development of a plan for protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp under legislation awaiting final votes in Congress.
Authorities in Wisconsin searched the Mississippi River again Thursday, looking for a 65-year-old man who entered the river earlier this week and didn't return.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reopening three locks in the Twin Cities to commercial traffic Thursday, but the locks will remain closed to recreational traffic.
The mayor of Aitkin says the city is well prepared for the Mississippi River to crest more than six feet above flood stage Thursday.
Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be in the Duluth area Tuesday assessing damage from the floods last week.
Flood waters are still rising near Aitkin, where the Mississippi River is expected to remain above the flooding stage until Tuesday.
No wading, no swimming and no fishing -- authorities want people to stay out of a four-mile stretch of the Mississippi River.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closing three locks in the Twin Cities to recreational boats Friday because of rising water on the Mississippi River.
A leak in a sewer pipe in Fridley that runs along the banks of the Mississippi River and was sending approximately 500 to 1,000 gallons of sewage into the river per minute at around 2 p.m. Thursday, officials said.
Paddleboarding is a hot trend on the lakes. And it's great exercise. "I'm encouraging everyone to get out there," said Alex Linnell of UAO Paddleboarding. "I've had tons of different people, from little kids to the elderly -- my grandmother actually came out."
A bunch of Minnesotans will kick off a big cleaning project Wednesday on the Mississippi River.
There is a quiet place in northern Minnesota where a mighty river is so small -- you can even step across it.
A Minneapolis couple are thankful to be alive after one of their kayaks turned over in the Mississippi River Saturday afternoon.
