Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping ...

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another ...

This is a peak period when corn and soybeans from the Midwest get shipped downriver to New Orleans for export to the international marketplace.” If the lower levels get worse, Mike Steenhoek of the ...

A new drought monitor shows conditions here are getting better across the region. However, the lack of rainfall is once again ...

The Army Corps says the saltwater wedge moving up the Mississippi River and isn’t expected to reach New Orleans’ drinking water intakes. But river levels will continue to drop for at least the next ...

The Army Corps has finished building an underwater sill in the Mississippi River to stop salt water from threatening New ...