The Pioneer Press reports the first towboat and seven barges, headed to St. Paul, traveled through Red Wing and Hastings Saturday to mark the start of the season. The average opening is March 20.
It follows a lawsuit filed against Anoka-Hennepin School District.
There were six deaths on Minnesota roads over the weekend.
The Longfellow store has been closed for four months.
COO Andrew Miller suggested an incremental increase is possible the rest of the season.
The retailer has announced two days of sales in October.
Students in campus housing now have a little more flexibility.
The death toll since March is 2,015 in Minnesota.
The suspect fled the scene but was later arrested.
The Stillwater Harvest Fest was canceled due to COVID-19.
The 56-year-old's body was found by a search team on Sunday.
He was known for building mock civilizations out of clay.
It's a harbinger of winter: the Corps of Engineers has closed the lock and dam near La Crosse for maintenance and renovation. Encroaching ice would have blocked navigation any day now, anyway.
The drought that's squeezing trade on the lower part of the Mississippi River is threatening to force barge lines to lighten cargos in Minnesota if it doesn't rain more soon, the Star Tribune reports.
Initial reports suggested the drought and a low water level on the Mississippi River might have contributed to the barge running aground. But the Coast Guard says sediment has built up on the river bottom. Traffic will resume after it's dredged.
The Edwin H. Gott pulled into the Duluth Seaway Port Wednesday morning. It is the final ship of the 2011 season. MPR reports the Soo Locks officially close Wednesday at midnight. The warm weather allowed the locks to stay open three days longer this last year.
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