While the storm is over and recovery efforts are underway, the impact on Mississippi isn't over, yet. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, 326 homes were damaged, ...

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

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. has declared a state of emergency for the city of Vicksburg in response to rising water levels on the ...

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 ...

The Mississippi River was in a flood stage early Monday and over the weekend, the Wolf River reached its fourth-highest water level in history.

The Mississippi River is a major vein of shipping in the United States, moving hundreds of millions of tons of agricultural cargo such as soybeans and corn across the globe. The MRCTI supports a $ ...

ACL's itineraries traverse waterways across 35 states, with a dozen itineraries dedicated to or including the Mississippi River. The line also offers themed cruises, such as the Mark Twain ...

Reaching St. Paul marks the unofficial start to the navigation season because it’s the last port on the Upper Mississippi River to open every year. The delay is a result of ice in Lake Pepin ...

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