The goal to make Mississippi River in Minnesota swimmable, fishable MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. —It winds 650 miles, rushing past the cities, industries and landscapes that make up Minnesota.

A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on ...

The map is held at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Murphy Library as part of the Driftless River Initiative. Credit: David Mindel, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ...

Remembering the Elk River dad who drowned saving his kids ELK RIVER, Minn. — An Elk River father is being hailed a hero for saving two of his kids before getting swept up in the Mississippi ...

In Greenville, Mississippi, the river is expected to crest at 52.5 feet on April 22. Power outages and business shutdowns are anticipated as water threatens ports and grain terminals.

Minnesota River next target for Guinness Book record-holder. Scott Miller, who helmed a crew to a Guinness Record on the Mississippi River in 2023, has sights on the Minnesota River with another ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is proposing a wastewater permit limiting the amount of hazardous chemicals allowed to be dumped into the Mississippi River from 3M’s Cottage Grove plant.

Yet here in this houseboat near Lansing, Iowa, 10 miles south of the Minnesota border, it felt like I could, for the first time, connect to the river on an intimate level, rocking with its rhythms ...

Now, they needed to cross the river’s main channel. Michael Anderson, the owner of Broken Paddle Guiding Co., in Wabasha, Minnesota, parked his kayak at one end of the row.