Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25.

KELLOGG, Minnesota - Standing on the frozen Mississippi River, his back to a few fishers in the distance, Rob Burdis begins to drill a hole into the ice near his feet. Once the drill stops, the only ...

Sam Gordy’s Slough Habitat Restoration Project on Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River is complete, earlier than estimated and under the $160,00 budget.

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Unless thunderstorms dump rain on the Midwest in the coming months, there's little chance of spring flooding on the upper Mississippi River this year, forecasters say. That news is likely to bring ...

Traditionally, the last tow to depart St. Paul and head south of Lock and Dam 2 near Hastings marks the unofficial end of ...

A new report released Tuesday from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that, although water quality has generally improved in the upper river in past decades, new threats such as road ...

Barges wrap around bottomland forest in Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The 240,000-acre refuge, which includes backwaters off the main river channel, is ...

How clean is the upper Mississippi River? A new report released Tuesday from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that although water quality has generally improved in the upper river ...

Have you ever seen a tundra swan or a raft of canvasback ducks floating together? Opportunities to see these birds are rare in the Midwest — unless you visit the Upper Mississippi River National ...

The last tow of the 2025 Upper Mississippi River navigation season departed St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, November 25. The M/V ...