Construction began in late 2023 on a new bridge to replace the current one, which was built in 1931. At times, that ...

"Return to the Sea" explores the significance of the Mississippi River, highlighting its vital role in the ecosystem, economy, and the lives of millions of people. The film discusses the river's ...

A ship management company pleads guilty to intentionally polluting U.S. waters off the coast of New Orleans after years under ...

Editorial: The latest delays to the Mississippi River Bridge project in Baton Rouge are not surprising, but they are ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Police have identified the body recovered from the Mississippi River Saturday morning in ...

Unlike the wildfires that burn through forests and homes out west, forest loss in the Mississippi River floodplain doesn’t immediately impact many day-to-day lives, Meier said.

Authorities are investigating after a stolen police-style SUV was found partially submerged in the Mississippi River early ...

The US Army Corps of Engineers has launched construction on a 1,500-foot-wide underwater levee in the Mississippi River to prevent saltwater from pushing up the river amid record-low river levels ...

The research centers on the Mississippi below the Ohio River confluence, in Cairo, Ill. It uses river sediment records and tree rings from once-drowned oaks to infer past flow patterns and floods ...

ST. LOUIS — A man was killed in a shooting near the Mississippi River in south St. Louis late Tuesday night. St. Louis police ...

World Atlas calls 4 Mississippi lakes the most snake-infested in the state. Know how to ID venomous snakes and tell them ...