Authorities have launched a death investigation after recovering a body from the Mississippi River near St. Paul.
Between 1940 and 1960, teams of two paddlers raced down the Mighty Mississippi in stages from Bemidji to Minneapolis.
Xcel Energy said a "small amount" of mineral oil appeared as a sheen near the Mississippi River shoreline following an estimated 200 gallon oil leak at the Monticello nuclear power plant.
The last Mississippi River barge of the year departed St. Paul on Tuesday, ending the 2025 Upper Mississippi shipping season. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul district, the M.V.