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Editorial: To avoid tragedy, Mississippi River issues need focused attention

State and federal officials should be working overtime to study numerous issues related to management of the Mississippi ...

A fisherman thought he spotted a car in the Mississippi River. He may have just helped solve a cold case from 1967

Two Minnesota fishermen made an unexpected discovery beneath the Mississippi River this week when sonar technology led them ...

Human remains found in car submerged in Mississippi River at Sartell

Human remains in a 1963 Buick found in the Mississippi River are believed to be tied to a nearly 60-year-old missing person’s ...
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Once-a-year Mass celebrates Louisiana's 'smallest church in the world' on the Mississippi River

I came across it on the internet one day a handful of years ago, and it had never left my mind,” said Kim McElhaney, who ...

A fisherman spotted an old Buick in the Mississippi River. The human remains inside may have solved a decades-old missing person’s case

Authorities believe the remains found inside the sunken vehicle belong to Roy Benn, who disappeared in 1967 with a large sum ...

Floatzilla draws more than 1,000 paddlers to the Mississippi River

Paddlers from 20 states took over a 10-mile stretch of the Mississippi River for "Floatzilla", an annual community kayak ...

This Small River Town Is One of the Midwest’s Best Outdoor Destinations—and It Also Has a Candy Factory Hotel, a Speakeasy, and Mississippi Views

Located in western Wisconsin on the banks of the Mississippi River, the oft-overlooked small town of La Crosse is surrounded ...

Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River

EAST ALTON, Ill. -- Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois ...

Helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River near St. Louis, killing 2 people

Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis ...

Two die when helicopter strikes powerlines and crashes into a barge on the Mississippi River

A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two ...

Investigators tie human remains found inside sunken car in Mississippi River to 1967 missing persons case

Investigators believe the human remains are connected to an unsolved 1967 missing person case involving a man named Roy Benn.

Human remains found in car pulled from Mississippi River; car belonged to missing person

The car found in the Mississippi River near Sartell belonged to a man who has been missing for nearly 58 years.