Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive.

Stretching across more than a third of the United States, the Mississippi River has always been more than a waterway — it’s the backbone of a nation. From its role in Native American life to the ...

Ravines act like fast-moving highways, delivering sediment into Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River. A new project will examine how to control them.

Animals to learn about the diverse wildlife inhabiting the banks and waterways of the mighty Mississippi River. We’ll focus a ...

Year-over-year Mississippi River levels at St. Louis and Memphis are currently measuring above last year. But, without significant rain in the forecast and concerns for the volume of water coming from ...

Thanks to “Ol’ Man River,” the Broadway show tune made famous by Paul Robeson, many of us grew up thinking of the Mississippi River not merely as a piece of geography but a giant personality. That ...

The Mississippi River looked a little different Saturday as a 10-mile section from Rock Island to Hampton was closed to boat traffic and filled instead with more than 1,000 kayaks & paddleboards for ...

The Bettis family is paddling the full length of the Mississippi River and passed through the Quad Cities on their way to Louisiana.

Directed by Tim Grant and Andy McMillan and Produced by Parkside Films, Rough House Pictures, All Facts, Paragraph Films, XTR and Caravan The documentary follows an enigmatic drifter with terminal ...