The unofficial start of the Mississippi River navigation season has begun. The Motor Vessel Neil N. Diehl went through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings on Wednesday, with nine barges. Reaching Hasting ...

Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man whose body was found floating in the Mississippi River nearly two weeks ... they received a call from Tower Rock Stone around 1:38 p.m ...

(John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi River is? Or how much water flows through the river? How about where it is the widest? Take a look at these facts and make yourself ...

Monitoring equipment are being placed at several locations in Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River between Bulger’s Hollow Recreation Area and Lock and Dam 13.

Intense drought conditions are causing water levels of the 2,300-mile-long Mississippi River to drop. In the process, some hidden mysteries are being uncovered. One of the discoveries is now being ...

High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday, Feb. 24. The river ...