A prolonged and dangerous flood event is unfolding along the Mississippi River, where heavy rain that fell this month across the Ohio and Mississippi river basins have pushed the waterway to ...

The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative ... including updating flood risk maps, improving land-use standards and making community grant programs more swift, efficient and effective." ...

the river is projected to crest at 48 feet around April 21, according to forecasts. Farther south in Natchez, Mississippi, peak flood levels may not occur until April 22, with recovery efforts ...