This article was written by Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator, of Mississippi Today. Mississippi River levels have risen in ...

ST. LOUIS – The “Mighty” Mississippi River is a true giant of American waterways, but if you’re wondering exactly how long it is, don’t expect one single, definitive answer. On Wednesday ...

A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded commission.

After another winter with not much snow, there's little spring flood risk on the upper Mississippi River, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service. Minor to moderate flooding ...

The Mississippi River and Bayou Sara were high in the last days of February and beginning of March. The former ferry landing was covered a large distance by the river, and the parking area to the ...

The Mississippi River has been on the rise, as tends to happen this time of year, but while relatively minor precautions are being put in place by the Army Corps of Engineers, an opening of the ...

I’M ARIEL BRUMFIELD, WDSU NEWS. RIGHT NOW, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS ACTIVATED THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS FLOOD RESPONSE DUE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BEING ABOVE ITS NORMAL LEVELS. YEAH ...

of Transportation March 14, 2025 Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. will lead the construction of a $787.5-million replacement of the Interstate 55 bridge crossing the Mississippi River between ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Mississippi River at the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to activate Phase I flood fight procedures ...

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) ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A dramatic water rescue on the Mississippi River on Tuesday afternoon, February 25 after someone jumped off the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. It happened around 12:30 ...