Welcome to Out Here, a recurring feature that looks ahead to the coming week of outdoor activities in Minnesota. You don’t ...

Contamination has led to fish consumption advisories in heavily used waters.

A Wisconsin couple planning to kayak the 2,500-mile length of the Mississippi River are preparing to embark on the next part of their journey. An HTR Media report says Janet and Greg Gottsacker of ...

Minnesota is taking 3M back to court, saying the company's Cottage Grove plant is still releasing "forever chemicals" into waters connected to the Mississippi River. The new lawsuit comes years after ...

The Mississippi River snakes below the bluffs at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, where people stroll or ski along the trails to take in the view of the majestic river. But some local officials ...

For the first time, Minnesota will study the health of the state’s entire stretch of the Mississippi River, from its headwaters near Bemidji to the bluff country where it enters Iowa. The Minnesota ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Mississippi River stretches for around 2,400 miles from central Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Every year, 30 to 50 paddlers attempt to travel its length. Shawn ...

ITASCA STATE PARK, MINN. - Lake Itasca is almost as wild now as it was 193 years ago, when it was named by an explorer from Michigan seeking the true source of the Mississippi River. Some of the red ...

As river towns face economic headwinds, they emphasize the ease, beauty and nostalgia of small-town life.

Authorities are asking for the public to stay clear of a stretch of Mississippi River shoreline in Otsego Tuesday after the discovery of a deceased man. Sep 5, 2023 MDH says children, pregnant people ...