Everything in New Orleans is a good idea,” Bob Dylan wrote in his memoir, Chronicles: Volume I. “Houses and mansions, ...

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 ...

After another winter with not much snow, there's little spring flood risk on the upper Mississippi River, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service. Minor to moderate flooding ...

Some words may be mispronounced. A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded commission. “This is a bill ...

The Mississippi River and Bayou Sara were high in the last days of February and beginning of March. The former ferry landing was covered a large distance by the river, and the parking area to the ...

The Mississippi River has been on the rise, as tends to happen this time of year, but while relatively minor precautions are being put in place by the Army Corps of Engineers, an opening of the ...

La Crosse mayor and other Mississippi River cities' mayors visit Washington D.C. to urge federal administration continues protections and investments for the river.

I’M ARIEL BRUMFIELD, WDSU NEWS. RIGHT NOW, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS ACTIVATED THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS FLOOD RESPONSE DUE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BEING ABOVE ITS NORMAL LEVELS. YEAH ...

of Transportation March 14, 2025 Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. will lead the construction of a $787.5-million replacement of the Interstate 55 bridge crossing the Mississippi River between ...