For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the Mississippi River, raising prices for companies that transport goods downstream and ...

A man, who was found dead in the Mississippi River nearly two weeks after his truck was found submerged, died of an overdose, ...

High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday, Feb. 24. The river ...

One group of residents from a tiny northeastern Louisiana community is suing their water system. Could their effort be a blueprint for other communities facing the same problems?

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from ...

National Parks and Fish & Wildlife sites are also part of cost-cutting moves targeting leases across agencies.

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Bob Timmons at the Star Tribune is reporting federal offices in Minnesota devoted to the Mississippi River recreation area ...

Monitoring equipment are being placed at several locations in Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River between Bulger’s Hollow Recreation Area and Lock and Dam 13.

Minnesota regulators sued the city of Minneapolis to stop a homeowner from building on this protected bluff of the Mississippi River. (Provided/City of Minneapolis) ...

(KWQC) - A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded commission. “This is a bill that’s way past its due ...

POINTE COUPEE, La. (WAFB) - Officials are still working to determine the cause of death for a man who was found dead in the Mississippi River nearly two weeks after his truck was found submerged.