Dioxins in general decreasing, but those derived from triclosan increasing.

By Nancy Yang, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Jul. 3--Authorities this afternoon are expected to release more information about the three newborns found dead since 1999 in the Mississippi River near Red Wing.

By Dawn Schuett, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Apr. 11--RED WING -- As scientists study pollutants in Lake Pepin and its watershed, there are glimpses of progress in efforts to restore and protect the natural resource.

By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Mar. 15--Those February and March cold snaps could delay 2007's first tow barge by a few weeks. Much of the river near La Crosse appears to be open, thanks to recent warming.

By John Weiss, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Mar. 20--WINONA -- Lake Pepin, traditionally a stubborn impediment to the first towboat reaching St. Paul each spring, is expected to be a pussycat this year.