TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Sport fish have declined significantly in portions of the Upper Mississippi River infested with Asian carp, adding evidence to fears about the invader’s threat to ...

The guidance comes as MDH found pollutants — including mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and PFAS — in fish tissue from that section of the river. The guidance applies to the U.S. Lock ...

Eagles gather on the Black River near where it meets the Mississippi River, Feb. 14, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The area is part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge ...

The Great River Road, which follows the Mississippi River along Wisconsin’s western border, is a scenic drive any time of year, winding past forested bluffs in the state’s hilly Driftless ...

Lake Pepin — the largest lake on the Mississippi River, which stretches roughly from Pepin to Bay City, Wisconsin — provides the longest record of ice cover on the river, starting in 1843 ...

The idea of fish passageways is not new worldwide but is new to the Mississippi River. The Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage Project is the first one on the river, and more than 160 different species ...