After surviving domestic violence, the mother of 15 says adventure became a way to heal and reconnect with her children.

After hiking the entire Appalachian trail with all 15 of her kids, Nikki Bettis is conquering the Mississippi River ...

Paddling the entirety of the Mississippi River is an ambitious outing for anyone, but for a single mom and seven of her 15 kids, it’s a family adventure.

TREMPEALEAU, Wis. (WKBT) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is replacing nearly century-old miter gates at Lock and Dam 6 on the Mississippi River, part of an ongoing effort to maintain safe ...

Work is underway to build a new island in the Mississippi River near Hastings, a $10 million project aimed at preserving the lock-and-dam system that allows some 10 million tons of goods to be shipped ...

HASTINGS, Minn. — Every year, billions of dollars of cargo travel down the Mississippi River through the Twin Cities. A lot of that cargo travels through the Army Corps of Engineers’ Lock and Dam #2 ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWQC/Gray News) - A Virginia mother who loves a good adventure wants to teach her children to have that same type of spirit. She and seven of her children are now paddling along the ...