A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on Aug.

Emergency responders pulled a body out of the Mississippi River in Alma, Wis., Monday morning, according to the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department. The 62-year-old man was pronounced dead at the ...

A prolonged and dangerous flood event is unfolding along the Mississippi River, where heavy rain that fell this month across the Ohio and Mississippi river basins have pushed the waterway to critical ...

ALMA, WIS. n A Minnesota man is presumed drowned after he disappeared on the Mississippi river Sunday during a family boating trip, said Buffalo County Sheriff Mike Schmidtknecht. Several area law ...

In the two years I've worked for the Journal Sentinel, you may have found yourself wondering, "Why does a newspaper in Milwaukee have someone reporting on the Mississippi River?" It's not just because ...