15 River Monsters Hiding Beneath the Surface of the Mississippi
You might look at the Mississippi and think, "There's no way anything weird lives in there." Surprise—you'd be wrong. Lurking ...
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Proposed legislation aims to protect Mississippi River fisheries
(KWQC) - A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded commission. “This is a bill that’s way past its due ...
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Proposed legislation aims to protect Mississippi River fisheries
A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded commission. “This is a bill that’s way past its due,” said ...
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The River: Call from an old friend serves as reminder that life, like the mighty Mississippi River, flows on
The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from ...
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Mississippi River mayors lobby for more government funding for flooding, mitigation
“Everything that has to do with the river affects Vicksburg,” said Mayor George Flaggs Jr., co-chair of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), a nonprofit organization ...
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First tow of 2025 reaches Mississippi River at Hastings
The unofficial start of the Mississippi River navigation season has begun. The Motor Vessel Neil N. Diehl went through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings on Wednesday, with nine barges. Reaching Hasting ...
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Mississippi River cruise - an immersion in deep South creole, jazz and Delta blues
Lane Nichols takes a luxury cruise down the mighty Mississippi River and falls in love with New Orleans jazz music, Delta blues and the deep South. We board our Viking river cruise ship at the ...
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Multiple researchers fired from La Crosse USGS science center, threatening work on invasive species and other Mississippi River issues
The center produces key research about ecological trends on the upper Mississippi River basin and elsewhere in the Midwest and the world. Two former scientists who were fired said the terminations ...
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Federal offices devoted to Mississippi River recreation area targeted for closure
Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Bob Timmons at the Star Tribune is reporting federal offices in Minnesota devoted to the Mississippi River recreation area ...
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Judge calls city’s bluff: Minneapolis cannot issue variance to build on protected Mississippi River shore
Minnesota regulators sued the city of Minneapolis to stop a homeowner from building on this protected bluff of the Mississippi River. (Provided/City of Minneapolis) ...
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One of Missouri’s few remaining Mississippi River ferries might be forced to close
Genevieve, as he pilots the Ste. Genevieve-Modoc ferry across the Mississippi River on Friday, March 7, 2025. Cook has been operating the ferry for the past seven years. STE. GENEVIEVE ...
Want to save the Mississippi River? Eat MO Carp, new kids' book says
The University of Missouri professor launched an effort to "Eat MO Carp" a decade ago. He's now trying to share his message ...