Mississippi River

The stretch of the Mississippi River that flows through the Twin Cities area is in better shape than it was 40 years ago, but a new report warns of some emerging threats.

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Mayors from 41 Mississippi River communities are gathering in St. Louis in hopes of coming up with ways to ensure and improve the sustainability of the nation's longest waterway.

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ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) -- St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis will join mayors from other cities along the Mississippi River for a meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. The group wants to look for ways to make the river more sustainable

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Several mayors of cities along the Mississippi River will gather in St. Louis this week to discuss ways to make the mighty waterway more sustainable. Thursday's gathering comes amid one of the worst droughts in recent memory.

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More than 40 free activities will be offered this Saturday on the Mississippi River. The annual "Take a Day OFF" will run from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Stearns County Mississippi River Park north of Sartell.

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This summer's drought is not affecting shipping on the Upper Mississippi River so far. Farther south, the Mississippi is about 13 feet below normal in some places.

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Although the flood warning for the Mississippi has been allowed to expire, the water levels remain high and the currents swift. Even so, Clear Waters Outfitting in Clearwater owner Dan Meer says the Mississippi River is still navigable below the St. Cloud dam.

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The National Weather Service has announced that the flood warning for the Mississippi River in St. Cloud has been cancelled. However, water levels on the river remain extremely high. There's some minor flooding in low lying areas through the metro area.

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Flood waters are still rising near Aitkin, where the Mississippi River is expected to remain above the flooding stage until Tuesday. The Minnesota Incident Command System says the river was at 18.1 feet at Aitkin on Sunday morning. The flood stage there is 12 feet.

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Two kayakers had to be rescued from the Mississippi River. At about 2:15 p.m. yesterday (Monday) a bicyclist in Sauk Rapids heard calls from two people stranded on an island near Lions Park.

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