Fish consumption advisories are issued at the state level, so different agencies can offer conflicting advice along the Mississippi River, which forms a border between many states in the watershed.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River ...

Q: Are the fish from the Mississippi River in this area safe to eat? I’m concerned about the possibility of mercury and other contaminants. Who checks for the safety of fish, and how often do they ...

Anglers fish Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in the tailrace below the Brainerd Dam on the Mississippi River. The popular spot is is a gathering spot for fishing walleye, northern pike, muskellunge and catfish ...

The Minnesota Department of Health is advising anglers and others to limit, or completely avoid, eating fish from a stretch of the Mississippi River between the southern Twin Cities metro area and ...

ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) -- The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is celebrating 100 years of serving the region. For the past century, the refuge has taken care of 261 miles of ...

RED WING — For tens of thousands of years, fish have been attracted to an area for better food, water or protection and fishermen have been attracted to that area for the fish. Simple, obvious, ...

MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. – Sabrina Chandler spent much of her life on the other end of the Mississippi River. Growing up on the Gulf Coast near New Orleans, where levees wall the river off, she had to ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is celebrating 100 years in action. 3.7 million visitors annually come to the Mississippi River corridor and refuge to ...