Federal offices in Minnesota devoted to the Mississippi River recreation area and the state’s water quality are among five sites targeted for closure in the Trump administration’s massive cost-cutting campaign,

The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge administers all U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands — including Sherburne, Rice Lake, Crane Meadows and Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuges — in the northeast quarter of Minnesota, from Anoka County to the border of Ontario.

Federal offices in Minnesota devoted to the Mississippi River recreation area and the state’s water quality are among five sites targeted for closure.

In downtown St. Paul, the National Park Service Visitor Center within the Science Museum of Minnesota — a draw for kids and families attracted to its eagle-in-flight simulator and other interactive offerings — could soon be shuttered,

Powerful storms that killed two people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town are charging across the nation, threatening more communities in the central to eastern United States with wide-ranging weather.

By Sid Salter Columnist Empty coolers on grocery store egg product shelves, dramatically higher prices when you can find eggs, and angst and dread among those who make their livings in Mississippi’s robust poultry and egg industry – that’s the new reality.

Some eagle pairs that stay along the Mississippi have been adding to existing nests or working on new ones, while a few are already nesting on eggs. You can watch an eagle’s nes

At 91, Bobby Rush undoubtedly has a thing or two to teach the younger bluesmen he’s performing with in Minnesota on two different tours this year. The way Rush tells it, though, he’s the one doing the learning.

St. Cloud State University seen across the frozen Mississippi River. University leaders hope to feature the river more prominently in an updated campus plan. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star ...