ALTON—Despite rain, heat, and isolated thunderstorms, the Mississippi River Festival persevered for the final night of the two-day historic music event that has existed since 1969. With Friday’s ...

In 2019, an unrelenting flood swamped more than half a million acres in the Mississippi Delta's Yazoo Backwater. It took more than six months to recede. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reports on a pumping ...

To John Ruskey, the Mississippi River is “a creative force” that sculpts the landscape and rejuvenates the people who ...

An iconic Mississippi River bridge that connects southwest Wisconsin and northeast Iowa reopened June 9 after a three-week closure. The 94-year-old Black Hawk Bridge, which links Lansing, Iowa with ...

The so-called mega-study launched in 2023 was intended to last five years and address a wide range of issues key to shipping, floods and drinking water, among many others.

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf.

The Coast Guard says high river levels contributed to a vessel collision on the Mississippi River near New Orleans, causing one barge to sink and six to break free.

Gulf saltwater flowing up Mississippi River threatens fresh water sources 02:52. Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater ...

JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge issued an order on Monday allowing a government transparency lawsuit by a multistate newspaper company against the Mississippi River Commission to continue.. Congress ...

MINNEAPOLIS — One man is in custody and police are investigating after a pursuit ended with a stolen SUV plunging into the Mississippi River Friday morning. According to police, the incident ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in ...

State Hwy. 35 along the Mississippi River is taken over by floodwaters Thursday, April 27, 2023 in downtown Fountain City, Wis .The river is expected to reach the highest flood level in 20 years ...