Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across the inland waterway system. This marks the third year in four that ...

Can’t decide between a cruise vacation and a road trip to visit a variety of small towns and big cities across the U.S.? Why not do both? The cruise company American Queen Voyages offers cruises ...

The Mississippi River is expected to reach flood stage in Louisiana for the first time since 2019, prompting flood-fight measures. The rising river levels, caused by heavy rains in the Ohio Valley, ...

DECATUR - Archer Daniels Midland Co. is managing its operations along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers despite flooding plaguing parts of the South. Shipping has been curtailed and parts of the ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. (WSIL) -- A new drought monitor shows conditions here are getting better across the region. However, the lack of rainfall is once again contributing to low river levels and the lower ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. (WSIL) -- The rainfall early last week temporarily brought river levels up a little. However, those river levels are now taking a dive as drought conditions are taking control of the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Facts about the Mississippi River are highlighted. Journalist Boyce Upholt talked about his experience traveling on the river. This lesson highlights ...

Contributor Jackie Sheckler Finch provides an insider’s look at a Mississippi River cruise from Memphis to Nashville in a solo stateroom aboard American Splendor, one of American Cruise Line’s ...