Man Pulled Alive From Mississippi River In Minneapolis
The Hennepin County Water Patrol was dispatched to the river near the Stone Arch Bridge after a fisher pulled a man out of the water.
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The Hennepin County Water Patrol was dispatched to the river near the Stone Arch Bridge after a fisher pulled a man out of the water.
A kayaker reported a male body in the Mississippi River near the St. Cloud Hospital Wednesday evening, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said. The body has not yet been identified and the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office is completing an autopsy.
Mississippi River water levels rose after a rainy week in Red Wing, Minnesota. Red Wing police say several park and boat launches closed in the area, including the road into Colvill Park and Frazier Street access to the public boat launch.
Some locks in Minneapolis are closed to recreational traffic Friday due to high Mississippi River flows, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Historic flooding has left parts of the Mississippi River closed for business.
Authorities say they have confirmed that a missing 17-year-old boy ended up in the Mississippi River.
After 42 days, the Mississippi River in St. Paul is now below flood stage, according to St. Paul Emergency Management officials.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office said the two were near the Sauk Rapids bridge when their kayak overturned at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
Fort Snelling sits at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, which the Dakota people called "Bdote." But visitor signs at the fort using the word "Bdote" have some lawmakers upset.
Located on an island in the Mighty Mississippi, Harbor Bar was built here because of the river. Instead of a beautiful view, that water is making a big mess after the spring thaw.
A recent study says the economic benefits of preserving and restoring land in the upper Mississippi River's headwaters region nearly outweigh the costs.
As rivers in Minnesota rise, the cities near those rivers are starting to make noticeable preparations.
Communities all over the state are under flood warnings as Minnesota's rivers continue to rise. The town of Hastings has been watching the flood forecasts religiously.
Three Minnesota Democrats -- Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and state Sen. Karla Bigham -- plan to join in the flood fight in the Hastings area.
Several Twin Cities communities are bracing for spring flooding as the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers rise with rapidly melting snow.
Construction crews are working 24 hours a day to complete the Red Wing Bridge before Mississippi River levels rise.
An investigation has begun after a body was recovered from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Tuesday.
St. Paul authorities are again warning people to stay away from the city's caves by the Mississippi River.
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Authorities say more body parts have been found in the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota.
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Officials says 3,200 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the Mississippi River in South St. Paul after two oil trains derailed.
Inspectors decided the damage was superficial and said the bridge performed as it was designed.
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A woman accused of killing her boyfriend during a domestic dispute inside a home in Maple Grove, Minnesota, has entered a guilty plea to one count of first-degree manslaughter, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.
As Minnesota's MEA weekend enters its third day, families are making the most of it – as are Twin Cities fall staples.
Health officials in Minnesota's Olmsted County say they have confirmed a young child has the measles.
A man is recovering from injuries after being shot late Friday in St. Paul, Minnesota's Hamline-Midway neighborhood.
The weekend will start quietly and comfortably, with temperatures again reaching above average across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
A woman accused of killing her boyfriend during a domestic dispute inside a home in Maple Grove, Minnesota, has entered a guilty plea to one count of first-degree manslaughter, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.
As Minnesota's MEA weekend enters its third day, families are making the most of it – as are Twin Cities fall staples.
A man is recovering from injuries after being shot late Friday in St. Paul, Minnesota's Hamline-Midway neighborhood.
A man is in custody after a crash on Friday afternoon in Minneapolis that stemmed from a vehicle that was stolen.
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As Minnesota's MEA weekend enters its third day, families are making the most of it – as are Twin Cities fall staples.
Health officials in Minnesota's Olmsted County say they have confirmed a young child has the measles.
A St. Cloud, Minnesota, police officer is in the hospital with injuries that "are not survivable" after his truck collided with a bus in the Twin Cities on Monday in an off-duty crash that involved alcohol, officials said.
A 37-year-old Minnesota man is seriously hurt after authorities said he illegally shot a deer from his truck, led deputies on a high-speed chase and eventually crashed early Thursday evening.
The Minnesota woman who blamed her twin sister for a drug-related 2023 Amish buggy crash that killed two children learned her fate in court on Thursday.
A school board in western Wisconsin voted Monday evening to close two of the district's elementary schools, despite impassioned dissent from community members.
Authorities say neither the driver nor the passenger had been wearing a seatbelt or helmet at the time of the crash.
Nearly a week after a small plane crashed near an airport in McGregor, Minnesota, almost everyone is out of the hospital, and man's best friend is back with his owners.
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A federal judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man accused of smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies to a year and a day in prison.
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The former superintendent of Iowa's largest school district has been indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities say he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen who was eligible to work.
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A woman accused of killing her boyfriend during a domestic dispute inside a home in Maple Grove, Minnesota, has entered a guilty plea to one count of first-degree manslaughter, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.
A man is recovering from injuries after being shot late Friday in St. Paul, Minnesota's Hamline-Midway neighborhood.
A man is in custody after a crash on Friday afternoon in Minneapolis that stemmed from a vehicle that was stolen.
Police in Minneapolis said they're tracking five early-morning home invasions that have happened on the city's north side in the past week. One of the incidents involved a family being held at gunpoint.
Eagan police officers are among a number of departments using AI to write their reports.
Health officials in Minnesota's Olmsted County say they have confirmed a young child has the measles.
A new M Health Fairview program is giving rural Minnesotans a better chance at survival by flying in lifesaving equipment and specialists when time is running out.
Because you can't see it, smell or taste it, carbon monoxide can build up to toxic, and sometimes even deadly levels.
A couple in west-central Minnesota were airlifted for treatment after an apparent carbon monoxide leak inside their home.
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge on Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare's chief executive.
"Purple Rain" the musical held its first preview performance at the State Theatre Thursday night in Minneapolis, right down the street from First Avenue, where Prince played in the film.
A group of high school students in St. Paul, Minnesota, found some surprising new partners in their own fight against gun violence: other high school students more than 1,100 miles away.
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From eating lutefisk to cheering for the Vikings, Nordic culture is embedded in Minnesota.
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The weekend will start quietly and comfortably, with temperatures again reaching above average across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Temperatures will be in the mid-60s on Saturday.
Rain showers are expected across parts of central and southern Minnesota on Saturday before wall-to-wall sunshine and breezy on Sunday, Next Weather meteorologist Mike Augustyniak says.
High temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s across Minnesota on Saturday, according to Next Weather meteorologist Mike Augustyniak, with rain showers possible in the Twin Cities in the early evening.
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Temperatures will be in the mid-60s on Saturday.