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Minnesota's Adorable Town Along The Mississippi River Boasts A Jewel-Like Lake And Rich History

This Minnesota town has it all. Cast a line or kayak on the lake, peruse vintage cars or art, or try your hand at rock ...

As Mississippi River's Lake Pepin shrinks alarmingly, project will study role of ravines

Ravines act like fast-moving highways, delivering sediment into Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River. A new project will ...

Man rescued after falling down steep river bluff near University of Minnesota in Minneapolis

A man is recovering in the hospital after falling down a steep bluff on the Mississippi River near the University of ...
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Drought is shrinking Mississippi River levels — again. That's a big problem for farmers

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another ...

1 dead after rescue on Mississippi River by Monticello Xcel Energy plant

One man is dead after a fishing boat capsized on the Mississippi River in Monticello, Minnesota, sending him and two others ...
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Minnesota and America at 250: The land of 10,000 lakes shapes the history of our state

This month for “Minnesota and America at 250”, we focus on what is more than just a state phrase - it’s shaped the entire ...

Manmade island rising in Mississippi River near Hastings

Work is underway to build a new island in the Mississippi River near Hastings, a $10 million project aimed at preserving the ...

Dad of 4, dog die after fishing boat capsizes on Mississippi River: ‘Huge and immense void’

A married father of four and his pup were killed when the boat he was fishing on turned over on the Mississippi River in ...

1 dead after boat capsizes on Mississippi River near Xcel nuclear plant in Monticello

A man was pronounced dead after a fishing boat capsized near Monticello. Two others were safely rescued by Xcel Energy staff.

Man who died when fishing boat flipped on Mississippi River ID'd as father-of-four

The man who died when his fishing boat flipped on the Mississippi River on Tuesday has been identified as a Monticello father ...
InForum

Why was this Minnesota lake named after a likely murderer?

Edward Phelan was one of St. Paul's earliest white settlers. He also might have gotten away with Minnesota's oldest known ...
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Remains found in car in Mississippi River near central Minnesota town could be tied to 1967 missing persons case

Minnesota (WCCO) -- There may be a break in a more than half-century-old cold case after central Minnesota authorities discovered human remains in a car submerged in the Mississippi River on Wednesday ...