Perhaps the beauty and mystique of the Mississippi River is an acquired taste, best enjoyed from the water itself. As seen from the road that parallels the river for most of its nearly 2,400-mile ...

President Trump is not the first to downplay providing federal emergency relief. During the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, ...

Forecasters announced Tuesday that the Mississippi River has now crested along much of its path in the Upper Midwest, easing flood fears.

Apr. 18—WABASHA, Minn. — At some point late Friday, if the National Weather Service is correct, the waters of the Mississippi River will crest in Wabasha at about 15 feet, 9 inches. That's ...

TOWN OF CAMPBELL - Standing in her backyard at the edge of the Mississippi River, Denise Roland recalled the river's historic flood in the spring of 1965. Then a young girl, she had taken a ...

Corps expects crest to last 10 days As Mississippi River crests, fishermen begin to see impact from spillway opening ...

Cuts to FEMA could have lasting effects for the Mid-South due to flooding along the Mississippi River, a new study shows.

American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, named the Mississippi River the "most endangered river" of 2025. The group publishes a list yearly of at-risk rivers that the ...

Water levels in the Lower Mississippi River have dipped unusually low for a third year in a row, restricting how much grain can be transported downstream as harvest season gets underway. If levels ...