Mississippi River

• ‘Water is life!’ Group protests Enbridge’s Line 3 in Minnesota

  Hundreds of protesters chanting "Stop Line 3!" and "Water is life!" gathered at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota on Monday.

  Economy

  Jun 7, 2021
  
• Communities in central U.S. hit by flooding as waters breach levees

  Downtown Burlington, Iowa, was flooded after a levee was breached, while waters are threatening other communities in Arkansas.

  World

  Jun 1, 2019
  
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• At least 4 dead as U.S. Midwest hit with devastating spring floods

  In Davenport, Iowa, concerns were that even after the Mississippi River reached a record height, the worst was far from over.

  World

  May 3, 2019
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• Rare trio of eagles raise eaglets together on the Mississippi River

  A non-traditional family of bald eagles is caring for three eaglets that hatched this spring in a nest along the Mississippi River near Fulton, Illinois.

  Environment

  Apr 20, 2019
• Minnesota governor sides with environmentalists on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline

  The governor said his administration will keep pursuing an appeal of an independent regulatory commission's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2019
• Man gets 30 years for road rage killing of Roughrider Joe McKnight

  The man convicted of manslaughter in the 2016 road rage shooting death of former NFL running back Joe McKnight was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2018
• Clean energy projects not immune from local opposition

  It's barely 50 kilometres from the cascading falls on the Mississippi River in the picturesque town of Almonte, Ont., to the site of the 2016 North American Leaders Summit in downtown Ottawa.

  Environment

  Jul 28, 2016
• 6 derailed train cars carrying soybean oil land in Mississippi River: CP

  Canadian Pacific Railway says six train cars loaded with soybean oil ended up in the Mississippi River after a freight train derailed in southeastern Minnesota.

  Jan 27, 2016
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• Rare winter flood threatens hundreds of homes in U.S. Midwest

  Federal officials were monitoring 19 vulnerable levees on the rising Mississippi River and its tributaries, warning that hundreds of homes in the Midwest could be threatened by a rare winter flood that already forced the partial closure of interstate highways and widespread evacuations.

  Weather

  Dec 30, 2015
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• Army Corps monitors 19 levees in Missouri, Illinois, for winter flood threat

  Federal officials were monitoring 19 vulnerable levees on the rising Mississippi River and its tributaries, warning that hundreds of homes in Illinois and Missouri could be threatened by a rare winter flood.

  Weather

  Dec 30, 2015