COON RAPIDS, Minn. — State officials say a leak of hydraulic system lubricant from the Coon Rapids Dam created two sheens on the Mississippi River last week. They said the substance can come into ...

Its future seemingly secured by $16 million approved in the newly passed state bonding bill, the 100-year-old Coon Rapids dam is poised to become a barrier to keep the dreaded Asian carp from ...

The source of a sheen on the Mississippi River earlier this week has been confirmed by state officials. According to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, state agencies confirmed that a sheen on the ...

Minnesota state agencies have confirmed that a sheen spotted on the Mississippi River in Coon Rapids on Tuesday was caused by a lubricant from the hydraulic system at the Coon Rapids Dam at ...

COON RAPIDS, Minn. — State officials are investigating after a second mysterious sheen was seen on the Mississippi River in Coon Rapids earlier this week. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said a ...

The mysterious sheen that stretched over 2 miles of the Mississippi River this week has been identified as a lubricant used in the Coon Rapids Dam, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Friday.