Not surprisingly, water levels on the Missouri River fluctuate from year to year and season to season, largely depending on precipitation patterns within upper and lower parts of the basin.

But the river, dwindling under a drought that began last fall, revealed the sunken vessel this summer. Ruins of the sunken steamboat North Alabama are visible in the Missouri River during low water.

Kris Laurie, a former Peace Corps volunteer and National Park Service ranger, quietly completed a source-to-sea descent of the Missouri-Mississippi river system worth a longer look. Between April ...

The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in North America, flowing for 2,350 miles from its source at Lake Itasca through the center of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico.

Vicki Richmond and Larry O’Donnell of Healthy Rivers Partnership are passionate about keeping the Missouri River a healthy and vibrant water source for Kansas City, and educating citizens about ...

The Omaha community gave a huge show of support for the families of three girls who drowned in the Missouri River. Hundreds attended the funeral service at Salem Baptist Church in Omaha.

Whether it's a day trip or staycation, there are plenty of ways to explore the historic river towns found along the Missouri River — the longest river in North America.

The North Dakota Department of Water Resources is looking for ways to draw more water out of the Missouri River for future development and crop irrigation.

The Missouri River Terminal project is near the confluence of the Missouri and Blue rivers, straddling Jackson and Clay counties. It could become an intermodal center for rail, trucks and barges.

Aug. 18—This summer's drought and the emerging environmental threats posed by global warming might underscore the need for a backup water source for Fargo and the Grand Cities, but the $1.22 ...

The National Weather Service said the smoke will impact most of the Northern/Central Plains region and parts of the Lower Missouri River Valley.

Researchers studying river turtles in Missouri found populations of the northern map turtle have not recovered from harvesting in the 1970s.