Federal offices in Minnesota devoted to the Mississippi River recreation area and the state’s water quality are among five sites targeted for closure in the Trump administration’s massive cost-cutting campaign,

A Minnesota wildlife refuge and a St. Paul-based parks nonprofit have been impacted by the federal layoffs being imposed by the Trump Administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Videos of scenes along the Mississippi River play on screens as people visit the Mississippi River Visitor Center, within the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, on Friday, In downtown St. Paul,

Federal offices in Minnesota devoted to the Mississippi River recreation area and the state’s water quality are among five sites targeted for closure.

It's emerged in the week of Mar. 3 that Musk's DOGE is terminating the leases on hundreds of federal facilities across the U.S., including 11 in Minnesota. Among the offices seemingly set to be kicked out is the Indian Health Services center in Bemidji.

Highlights include a coming-of-age drama filmed in Ely, a moving documentary about Mississippi River paddlers and short films by Northland students.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Kennedy Todd-Williams and Madison Scott scored 20 points apiece and No. 7 seed Ole Miss beat No. 10 seed Mississippi State 85-73 on Thursday to advance to the SEC ...

The Mississippi National River & Recreation Area is a corridor of about 72 miles that includes state, regional and local parks. (Brian Peterson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)