The river is much cleaner than it once was: it wasn’t so long ago that sewage from the Twin Cities, animal parts from the stockyards and loads of garbage were routinely dumped in the river.

Fred Newton’s epic swim down the Mississippi River earned him a world record, but not the fame and fortune he hoped.

The Aquatennial is just weeks away, with celebrations of water in the city taking the form of a parade, live music and other ...

Take a fun Mississippi River Cruise on the Minneapolis Queen for as low as $20 per person! We have so many great bodies of water here in Minnesota which makes for lots of warm weather fun and ...

The full length of Minneapolis’ Stone Arch Bridge is set to reopen to the public Aug. 9 following more than a year of repairs. The bridge, a popular pedestrian link across the Mississippi River ...

Fourth of July fireworks will light up the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Friday night to culminate a big party near the ...

Mussel restoration project could lure wildlife back to barren stretch of Mississippi River in Minneapolis Return of river mussels may renew life above St. Anthony Falls. August 11, 2020 at 5:25AM ...

Shortly after Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal editors chose the Mississippi River as the visual theme of our 2023-24 Book of Lists, we drew up a list of Twin Cities locations that showed the ...

The Mississippi River is drying up, especially south of St. Louis.. Some areas have hit record low levels or are close to the record. Here's what the river looks like from its start in Minnesota ...

Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis is shown on May 12, 2022, when water was flowing in the creek. Dr. Mohsen Tahmasebi Nasab. ... The Mississippi River is an essential trade route in the region.

Taking their first paddle on May 10 at the headwaters of Lake Itasca, it took them 16 days, 20 hours and 16 minutes to reach the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana.