Mississippi River
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2 dead after helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River in IllinoisThe helicopter ran into a powerline and crashed around 11 a.m. Thursday on the Mississippi River about a half-mile downriver from the Alton Dam.U.S. NewsAug 7, 2025
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‘Water is life!’ Group protests Enbridge’s Line 3 in MinnesotaHundreds of protesters chanting "Stop Line 3!" and "Water is life!" gathered at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota on Monday.EconomyJun 7, 2021
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Communities in central U.S. hit by flooding as waters breach leveesDowntown Burlington, Iowa, was flooded after a levee was breached, while waters are threatening other communities in Arkansas.WorldJun 1, 2019
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At least 4 dead as U.S. Midwest hit with devastating spring floodsIn Davenport, Iowa, concerns were that even after the Mississippi River reached a record height, the worst was far from over.WorldMay 3, 2019
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Rare trio of eagles raise eaglets together on the Mississippi RiverA 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.EnvironmentApr 20, 2019
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Minnesota governor sides with environmentalists on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipelineThe 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.CanadaFeb 12, 2019
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Man gets 30 years for road rage killing of Roughrider Joe McKnightThe 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.CanadaMar 15, 2018
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Clean energy projects not immune from local oppositionIt'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.EnvironmentJul 28, 2016
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6 derailed train cars carrying soybean oil land in Mississippi River: CPCanadian 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 28, 2016
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Rare winter flood threatens hundreds of homes in U.S. MidwestFederal 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.WeatherDec 30, 2015
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