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Search crews in Minneapolis will resume their efforts on Saturday to find a man who an individual said fell through the ice on the Mississippi River near the…
Read more Man reportedly falls through ice on Mississippi River near U of M in Minneapolis; search pausedThree people rescued after fishing boat capsizes Three people rescued after fishing boat capsizes 00:18 One man is dead after a fishing boat capsized on the Mississippi River,…
Read more 1 dead after rescue on Mississippi River by Monticello Xcel Energy plantMayors from cities all along the “Mighty Mississippi” met in Minneapolis on Wednesday for the latest Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative. The meeting started with a unique…
Read more Sen. John Hoffman, survivor of Minnesota lawmaker shootings, honored at Mississippi River conferencePLAQUEMINES PARISH, Louisiana — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, the cancellation of a $3 billion wetland restoration project has upended a hard-won consensus about how to rebuild this…
Read more Katrina inspired a $3B wetlands rebuilding project. Louisiana just killed it.By Anthony Bettin March 9, 2024 / 1:08 PM CST / CBS Minnesota WCCO digital headlines: Morning of March 9, 2024 WCCO digital headlines: Morning of March 9,…
Read more Man’s body found in Mississippi River in St. PaulLOVES PARK, Ill., November 2, 2023 (Newswire.com) – America’s latest drinking water crisis is taking place in southern Louisiana, thanks to the intrusion of a dense layer of…
Read more Illinois-Based WaterSurplus Steps Up to Aid Louisiana Amidst Mississippi River Saltwater CrisisSaltwater threatens New Orleans’ drinking water – CBS News Watch CBS News Drought conditions brought the Mississippi River to unusually low levels. As a result, New Orleans’ drinking…
Read more Saltwater threatens New Orleans’ drinking waterMississippi River communities contend with major flooding – CBS News Watch CBS News Communities along the Mississippi River in states including Iowa and Wisconsin are experiencing some of…
Read more Mississippi River communities contend with major floodingCNN — A train derailment in southwestern Wisconsin on Thursday sent two derailed containers into the Mississippi River, and at least one crew member received medical attention, according…
Read more Train derailment in Wisconsin sends 2 containers into the Mississippi River, operator says | CNNCostly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more…
Read more 18 extreme weather events caused $165 billion in damage last year, NOAA saysST. LOUIS — Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to…
Read more US may execute its first openly transgender womanCNN — From a small island in Polynesia to the white-sand beaches of Florida, the planet experienced a dizzying number of climate and extreme weather disasters in 2022.…
Read more Devastating disasters and flickers of hope: These are the top climate and weather stories of 2022 | CNNSt. Louis, Missouri — The Mighty Mississippi might need a new nickname. North of Memphis, the river looks more like a desert than a river, as barge traffic…
Read more Drought disruptsLOUISIANA, Mo. — The police chief in a small Missouri town has been charged with felony drug crimes after his girlfriend’s brother was found dead from an apparent…
Read more Small-town Missouri police chief charged in overdose deathBATON ROUGE — A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows…
Read more Mississippi River’s low water level reveals shipwreckA North-South rail superhighway may make Iowa “Roll-Over” Country BNSF A $31 billion merger between Canadian Pacific and the Kansas Southern Railways is roiling Iowa’s hotly contested U.S.…
Read more Railway Superhighway Supercharges Iowa Senate Race Between Mike Franken And Chuck GrassleyThe unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, disrupting river travel for shippers, recreational boaters and…
Read more Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic
