The concern expressed is that the longer it takes to fully establish a carp barrier at Lock and Dam 5 in Minnesota City, the more carp will be able to squeeze northward up the Mississippi River.

The Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society will host a variety of outdoor events in January and February at the Neilson Spearhead Center nature preserve, 48851 County 29.

The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam stands on land that belonged to the four Dakota tribes of Minnesota, and now organizers are looking to use that land for a project that will center Native American voices. The University of Minnesota will soon be ...

Drones are prohibited from flying over nuclear power plants and other “sensitive facilities,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Prairie Island is one of two nuclear power plants in Minnesota. It’s located along the Mississippi River near the Wisconsin border.

Could a Joann fabric and craft store be closing near you? The national retail chain has announced more closures.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is proposing a wastewater permit limiting the amount of hazardous chemicals allowed to be dumped into the Mississippi River from 3M’s Cottage Grove plant. The MPCA draft permit would be the first to put ...

The lone meeting this season between No. 14 Mississippi State and No. 6 Tennessee will be of national significance Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn. Mississippi State (15-3, 3-2 SEC) met

Chad Baker-Mazara scored 20 points, and No. 1 Auburn beat No. 15 Mississippi State 88-66 on Tuesday night in its first game without star center Johni Broome. Chaney Johnson, who replaced Broome in the starting lineup,

Riley Kugel scored a season-high 21 points, including two free throws with 11 seconds remaining in overtime, and No. 15 Mississippi State knocked off No. 21 Mississippi 84-81 on Saturday night.

Malik Dia’s 23 points, 19 rebounds and two blocks led No. 21 Mississippi to a 74-64 win over No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday. Sean Pedulla scored 12 points and had three steals and Matthew Murrell scored 11.

This February 10–17, we're celebrating all the wonderful opportunities for enjoying our state's dark skies with Boreal Stargazing Week.

More than 170 million people across the United States, from the Mexican border to the Canadian border are under cold weather alerts ahead of a crippling winter storm expected to sweep through the south from Texas to Georgia,