Mississippi River

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MMAA's Patio Nights at City House series' 2012 lineup

St. Paul's Minnesota Museum of American Art has announced the dates for their Patio Nights at City House music series, a string of free shows featuring local bands that will take place on three Thursday nights in August. The shows will take place at the beautiful City House, a former municipal grain ... More >>

Hedge Magic

St. Paul's Minnesota Museum of American Art has announced the dates for their Patio Nights at City House music series, a string of free shows featuring local bands that will take place on three Thursday nights in August. The shows will take place at the beautiful City House, a former municipal grain ... More >>

Three men have killed themselves by jumping from Mpls bridges into the Mississippi in past week

In March, we reported on a disturbing string of five suicides-by-traffic that took place around the Twin Cities this winter.Now, with summer on the horizon, the suicidal are apparently shifting their tactics. Around 6:15 a.m. today, a man jumped to his death from Minneapolis's Franklin Bridge into t ... More >>

Watch your heads, Minnesota boaters: Asian carp have arrived

​Batten down the hatches -- Asian carp have arrived in Minnesota. A silver carp and a bighead carp were caught in the Mississippi River March 1 near Winona, the furthest point upstream the fish have been seen thus far.Recent reports make the invasive fish sound like villainous creatures from a sci ... More >>

Prospect Park residents irate over Mn/DOT's new sound wall

Late last fall, as part of 2011's epic construction overhaul in the Twin Cities, Mn/DOT built a noise wall along I-94 in Minneapolis, just east of the Mississippi River. The purpose was to reduce highway noise to the nearby neighborhoods, but Prospect Park residents are complaining that it did jus ... More >>

New clue in the case of baby found in Mississippi River

Investigators have collected shipping records for the figurines.​The case of the baby whose body was found in the Mississippi River in early September has taken a turn and added a clue, but it's unclear if investigators are any closer to solving the mystery. The girl was found inside a plastic bag ... More >>

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Investigators have collected shipping records for the figurines.​The case of the baby whose body was found in the Mississippi River in early September has taken a turn and added a clue, but it's unclear if investigators are any closer to solving the mystery. The girl was found inside a plastic bag ... More >>

Angel statues found in bag with newborn girl in Mississippi River

One of several angel figures found inside a bag containing a dead newborn.​After the body of a newborn baby girl was found floating in the middle of Mississippi River, cops revealed only that she'd been wrapped in a plastic bag. Now it turns out that the bag contained several items, in what seems ... More >>

Cedar Lake Trail finally connects St. Louis Park, Minneapolis, Mississippi River

The last leg of the Cedar Lake Trail is open.​Twenty years after the Cedar Lake Park Association set the plan in motion, a two-lane bicycle freeway has finally opened to connect St. Louis Park with the Mississippi River. The last mile was a $9 million pain in the neck, too. The Minnesota Twin ... More >>

Czeslaw's Loop: The Final Opus

The last leg of the Cedar Lake Trail is open.​Twenty years after the Cedar Lake Park Association set the plan in motion, a two-lane bicycle freeway has finally opened to connect St. Louis Park with the Mississippi River. The last mile was a $9 million pain in the neck, too. The Minnesota Twin ... More >>

The Grand Sandwich is now delivering

Look deep into my olives and tell me what you see​ When Dan Esrig graduated with a degree in geography from Macalester College last year, he realized what he wanted was in his own back yard.  He wanted to open a sandwich spot that would serve the student's need for late night, affordable food ... More >>

The Best of Hot Dish: September 27-October 1

We heart fall.​This will be a great weekend to enjoy autumn breezes and falling leaves--and to can, dry, and freeze every last bit of the season's harvest. This has been a great week for food news. Here's a recap of our favorite stories: ~Let Rob Barrett show you how to use up all that basil in yo ... More >>

Top 5 food stops on the Grand Rounds: Mississippi River and Minnehaha

The mighty Mississippi​The Grand Rounds bike path is a great way to see much of the natural beauty the city of Minneapolis has to offer. Just as important, there are tons of places along the trail where you can enjoy a tasty treat or relaxing beverage. The Hot Dish has cycled and chowed through th ... More >>

Bomp! on the Run

The mighty Mississippi​The Grand Rounds bike path is a great way to see much of the natural beauty the city of Minneapolis has to offer. Just as important, there are tons of places along the trail where you can enjoy a tasty treat or relaxing beverage. The Hot Dish has cycled and chowed through th ... More >>

Two Chairs Telling: Kevin Kling, Larry Long

The mighty Mississippi​The Grand Rounds bike path is a great way to see much of the natural beauty the city of Minneapolis has to offer. Just as important, there are tons of places along the trail where you can enjoy a tasty treat or relaxing beverage. The Hot Dish has cycled and chowed through th ... More >>

Ragamala Dance: Ihrah: Sacred Waters

The mighty Mississippi​The Grand Rounds bike path is a great way to see much of the natural beauty the city of Minneapolis has to offer. Just as important, there are tons of places along the trail where you can enjoy a tasty treat or relaxing beverage. The Hot Dish has cycled and chowed through th ... More >>

Grayson Peterka nearly hit by chopper's falling laptop

Via LifeLink​This just in from the Dept. of Tragedy Narrowly Averted: 10-year-old Grayson Peterka was at a family cookout on Saturday when a laptop computer fell from a circling LifeLink helicopter and crashed to the ground just inches from where he was playing. Peterka told WCCO he heard the ... More >>

Nye's Polonaise: Happy hour of the day

​ Happy hour of the day: Nye's Polonaise Room This iconic Northeast bar-- where a zillion renditions of "The Piano Man" have been sung with Lou at the piano bar, and a zillion more drunken Beer Barrel Polkas have been joyously spun in the lounge--well, they have happy hour all day long. Look ... More >>

Woman's body pulled from Mississippi after she jumps from Hennepin Avenue Bridge

Her body was seen passing through the river's spillways and falls before a DNR officer was able to intercept.

Minneapolis police find dead woman near Mississippi River

A woman was found dead in the snow near the Mississippi River early this morning.

Mississippi River's male fish growing female parts!

Male fish in our river are growing female sex organs and are now intersex. And in case you didn't realize, you're probably to blame.

Minnehaha Falls: Minneapolis's most embarrassing tourist attraction

If you have anyone visiting from out of town, please for the vitality of our city's tourism industry, keep them as far away from the Minnehaha Falls as possible.

Mississippi River Challenge: A Night at the Fort

If you have anyone visiting from out of town, please for the vitality of our city's tourism industry, keep them as far away from the Minnehaha Falls as possible.

Mississippi River Challenge

If you have anyone visiting from out of town, please for the vitality of our city's tourism industry, keep them as far away from the Minnehaha Falls as possible.

Midwest wineries trying to get a piece of the action

The Upper Mississippi River Valley seeks recognition alongside Napa, Sonoma Valley.

Flyer of the Week: Creative Electric Studios

This week's flyer is for a show happening during Art-A-Whirl.

Mississippi River building blocks

The person who made these giant cubes look like building blocks was a genius. Making urban ruins pretty.

Funeral set for St. Thomas student found in Mississippi River

Funeral arrangements have been set for Dan Zamlen, the University of St. Thomas freshman who went missing April 5. His body was recovered May 1.

The 8th Deadly Sin: Neglect

Dear Twin Cities--remember the Mississippi?

Minneapolis' smelly tap water

City officials expect the "sensory disruption" to last another six weeks.

Minneapolis gags: Water smells, tastes nasty again

Our tap water, which comes from the Mississippi, is smelling and tasting pretty foul again and city officials are telling everyone to pinch their noses and deal with it.

A 1-mile bike path with a $9.2 million price tag

Minneapolis is all about biking, but the latest plan to connect existing paths into one (more) complete system has some in the city a little shocked.

Christmas Day Menu

Minneapolis is all about biking, but the latest plan to connect existing paths into one (more) complete system has some in the city a little shocked.

10/14 Photo of the Day

Minneapolis is all about biking, but the latest plan to connect existing paths into one (more) complete system has some in the city a little shocked.

Midwest corn production vs. Gulf of Mexico ecology

Minneapolis is all about biking, but the latest plan to connect existing paths into one (more) complete system has some in the city a little shocked.

Mendota's Fête de la St. Jean-Baptiste

Minneapolis is all about biking, but the latest plan to connect existing paths into one (more) complete system has some in the city a little shocked.

St. Paul's High Bridge: Suicide Hot Spot

Ever since the original High Bridge was built in 1889, it's been a magnet for people seeking to end their lives

Falling Down

The I-35W Bridge Collapse Exposes Dangerous Deficiencies in the Nation's Transportation Infrastructure.

Murky Waters

The I-35W Bridge Collapse Exposes Dangerous Deficiencies in the Nation's Transportation Infrastructure.

8/3 Morning Communiqué

The I-35W Bridge Collapse Exposes Dangerous Deficiencies in the Nation's Transportation Infrastructure.

What the hell is going on? 35W Bridge FAQ

The I-35W Bridge Collapse Exposes Dangerous Deficiencies in the Nation's Transportation Infrastructure.

Beat on, boats against the current

The I-35W Bridge Collapse Exposes Dangerous Deficiencies in the Nation's Transportation Infrastructure.

View Master

The I-35W Bridge Collapse Exposes Dangerous Deficiencies in the Nation's Transportation Infrastructure.

You May as Well Live

Hear that sound?

Fish in the Face

Asian carp threaten the Mississippi's ecosystem and unsuspecting boaters

River Dance

Condo plans tangle with hopes for green space along the Mississippi

The Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

Condo plans tangle with hopes for green space along the Mississippi

Cyanide Pact

The Minneapolis river terminal agrees to clean up its poison salt piles