Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their flood gates and preparing for water to continue to rise after four days ...

Mississippi skies are clear and sunny now, but a threat looms after last week's storms: Flooding from the Mississippi River and some tributaries.

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs has declared a state of emergency in response to rising levels of the Mississippi River.

One of three final potential bridge locations, referred to as E-11-IV, would run through Plaquemine Point, which contains the ...

They brought with them slaves to do the backbreaking work of clearing the wild forest and subduing the Mississippi River with levees. As a result of the slaves' labor, the Delta became the richest ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

“Everything that has to do with the river affects Vicksburg,” said Mayor George Flaggs Jr., co-chair of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), a nonprofit organization ...

In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” ...

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 ...