A history of ecology, commerce and recreation on the Mississippi River Adam Andrews of Cottage Grove leads his brother's dogs, Greg, front, and Kevin, rear, down the beach at Meeker Island Dog ...

Tuesday, the Mississippi River in St. Paul sat at 16.5 feet. It's expected to go up another four feet by Saturday. WCCO "It's just crazy how much the water had gone up in five days," Melanie ...

Rising Mississippi River takes over area around Harriet Island 02:24. ST. PAUL, Minn. — A state of emergency is in effect for a part of St. Paul, where the Mississippi River could rise another ...

Mississippi River flooding brings debris to the state’s barrier islands, affecting beach tourism. Learn how locals and visitors are adapting to these changes.

A manmade island is currently under construction on the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, and Bay City, Wisconsin. Those behind the project said the island will take on a few key roles.

Long before becoming a park, Boom Island played an important role in the city’s sawmill industry at St. Anthony Falls. In the 1800s, as logs came floating down the Mississippi from forests up ...

A mining company that operates a sand and gravel mine on Lower Grey Cloud Island in Cottage Grove wants to expand and shift operations into the Mississippi River – and mine the actual riverbed ...

They endured the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927, which killed upwards of a thousand people and displaced almost 640,000 people from Illinois to Louisiana.