St. Paul Stops a Waterfront Developer From Crossing the Mississippi
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St. Paul has blocked a well-known local developer from building an upscale mixed-use community directly across the river from the downtown area.
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State plan would lower its status to 'threatened,' which could benefit boaters by reducing dock and speed limits.
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By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 16--Faced with two competing downtown hotel development proposals, a committee of Milwaukee County supervisors essentially threw up their hands Friday and opted not to choose either plan.
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By Chester Allen, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Jun. 14--WESTPORT -- The 11 passengers and two crew members aboard the Blue Water Too charterboat got a scare on the afternoon of June 9 when 10-to-15 foot waves broke the front windows out of the boat.
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By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. May 26--A federal judge ruled Friday that the permit that allows massive Delta water delivery projects to kill a tiny endangered fish is illegal.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 7--A city committee voted to delay action on a proposed public intoxication ordinance Tuesday despite the backing of La Crosse tavern owners and the mayor.
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By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jan. 30--Federal wildlife officials have halted review of a $110 million water project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, effectively sending planners back to the drafting table on a project they considered vital to water quality.
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By GORDON WEIXEL  The Mandan City Commission decided not to tamper with a Morton County development moratorium on lands in the vicinity of Fort Lincoln State Park.
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Saturday's game between Minnesota and Cleveland was suspended in the 11th inning because the Metrodome field needed to be changed over for a football game.
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By Mike TaugherSTAFF  A federal judge Friday ruled that the permit that allows massive Delta water delivery projects to kill a tiny endangered fish is illegal. It is the second time in two months that a court has declared the state's water projects in violation of endangered species laws.
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By Joshua Norman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 13--GULFPORT -- Construction on the controversial FEMA trailer park site on John Hill Boulevard has been suspended, a FEMA spokesman said.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 1--GULFPORT -- A broken water main forced city officials to issue a boil water notice in the area of Jones Street between Anniston Avenue and Ford Street.
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By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--BAY ST. LOUIS -- The Bay City Council on Monday formally asked City Hall to freeze construction of a new beachfront bistro on Washington Street and force a pair of investors back through sometimes-brutal public hearings.
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-- State Farm Insurance Cos. is suspending sales of any new commercial or homeowner policies in Mississippi starting Friday, citing in part a wave of litigation it has faced since Hurricane Katrina, a company official said Wednesday.
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VICKSBURG, Miss. - The Mississippi River reopened to traffic a day after a burning barge shut it down, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.  Traffic began moving through the area on Friday night, said Coast Guard public affairs officer Lt. Leon McClain.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 20--GULFPORT -- City officials have issued at boil water notice along McCandliss Drive because of a broken water main.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 25--1. Pearl Street levee safety measures: In July, La Crosse Common Council accepted reports about possible safety measures, but City Engineer Randy Turtenwald said the council did not authorize him to take any action, and he is awaiting council direction.