Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping ...

The Army Corps has finished building an underwater sill in the Mississippi River to stop salt water from threatening New ...

The Army Corps says the saltwater wedge moving up the Mississippi River and isn’t expected to reach New Orleans’ drinking ...

The city of Grafton has received a $1.4 million grant to purchase the Grafton Ferry from Calhoun Ferry Co. and take over ...

A lack of rain, particularly in areas that drain into the Ohio River, is leading to restrictions on barge sizes on the Mississippi River. On September 13, water levels on the Mississippi at Memphis ...

Reporting by this newspaper’s Mike Smith reminds us that for the health and economy of Louisiana, the single biggest imperative is to keep the Mississippi River on course. Federal and state officials, ...

Missouri is almost completely in drought and Iowa is almost drought-free. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River has had high streamflows this month, but about a quarter of gauges throughout the ...

Residents along the river gathered in La Crosse Aug. 4 to discuss the effects of federal funding cuts on their community and its iconic body of water.

The rebooted Mississippi River Festival is back for a second year, bringing lots of good music to the Alton, Illinois, riverfront on June 27 & 28, while honoring the legacy of the festival that came ...