Last month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) completed a restoration project to prevent potential big fish ...

Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at 920-996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .

The Iowa DOT has shifted plans for Lansing's Black Hawk Bridge. The existing bridge will be demolished this fall, with the ...

Transportation officials have closed the Black Hawk Bridge that connects Wisconsin and Iowa over the Mississippi River after confirming the historic bridge had moved slightly.. The bridge, which ...

Swollen Mississippi River is swamping Wisconsin, Iowa As the waters recede in Minnesota, they're still rising in many areas downstream. By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Brittney J ...

A key Mississippi River crossing between Iowa and Wisconsin is set to close this fall as part of a major infrastructure ...

The Mississippi River at Burlington was above flood stage by Sunday night and is expected to reach more than four feet above food stage by Friday. Matt Wilson, a hydrologist with the National ...

Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at (920) 996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .

Wisconsin has one of the world's most important bodies of water right next door. Nope, we're not talking about Lake Michigan, or Lake Superior. We're talking about the Mississippi River. The river ...