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On This Day, April 27: U.S. executes first prisoner convicted on DNA evidence
UPI· 10 hours agoOn April 27, 1994, Virginia executed a condemned killer, Timothy Spencer, in the first case in which...
St. John Sheriff’s Office finds body floating in Mississippi River
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans· 3 days agoThe body was badly decomposed, according to SJSO. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — The St. John...
‘It’s getting worse’ – U.S. failing to stem tide of harmful farm pollutants
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 5 days agoVENICE — Kindra Arnesen is a 46-year-old commercial fishing boat operator who has spent most of her...
See preparations for USS Kidd's journey from Baton Rouge to Houma for repairs
The Advocate· 2 days agoPreparations are underway Thursday for the USS Kidd to start its journey from Baton Rouge downstream...
In one woman's mysterious drowning, signs of a national romance scam epidemic
CBS News· 6 days agoThe scammer who drained Laura Kowal of her $1.5 million nest egg and sent the widowed healthcare...
Minnesotan plans to be the first Black woman to kayak the Mississippi from source to sea
MPR News· 3 days agoAt the end of May, a Minneapolis kayaker will embark on a journey from the source of the Mississippi...
State regulators launch big Mississippi water monitoring project
MPR News· 4 days agoState regulators gathered at the Mississippi River on Earth Day to announce a big undertaking: The...
MPCA to sample entire Minnesota portion of Mississippi River for pollutants
KMSP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced on Monday they will be monitoring the water...
We write about how water connects us. This Earth Day, you can support our work.
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoAn early-morning run along the icy shore of Lake Superior, a boat ride through the back channels of...
7 members of Louisiana Supreme Court will get new districts under redistricting bill
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 3 days agoIt is anchored in Baton Rouge and extends up the Mississippi River to Monroe. The Legislature last...