Cruising the Mississippi on the Riverboat Twilight

The Mississippi River is approximately 1.2 million square miles, and you can explore part of it as you’re transported to a ...

'Two festivals connected by a rope.' See who won the 7th annual Manasquan Inlet Tug of War

Two towns. One inlet. Five hundred feet of rope. Point Pleasant Beach and Manasquan faced off for their seventh annual ...
KMUW

Drought is shrinking Mississippi River levels — again. That's a big problem for farmers

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

Single mom, 7 kids paddling entire Mississippi River: ‘Your world begins to open up’

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

Missing hunting dog rescued from Mississippi River after community-wide search

MONTPELIER, Iowa — A beloved black lab named Waylon is back home safe after disappearing into the Mississippi River during a hunting trip Sunday morning. Waylon, nearly five years old, went missing ...
WAFB

Environmental assessment for new Mississippi River bridge moving forward

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An environmental assessment for a new Mississippi River bridge south of Baton Rouge is moving forward. According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Volunteers join forces to tackle Mississippi River pollution

ST. LOUIS – Volunteers are gathering this morning to clean up the St. Louis riverfront along the Mississippi River. The cleanup event, which runs from 8 AM to 1 PM, aims to address the significant ...
The Gazette

No plan, no problem on Mississippi River

Doug Newhoff had no idea what he'd hooked into when this 30-pound (estimated) smallmouth buffalo ate the hair jig he was bouncing. (Randy Randall) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...
Travel Agent

American Cruise Lines Expanding on the Mississippi

American Cruise Lines has announced an expanded fleet and three new itineraries. The company is adding capacity and itineraries on the Mississippi River and tributaries, by introducing the first-ever ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

Low Mississippi River Levels Again Jeopardize Farm Income

Close to half of all U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat exports move through the Mississippi River system, making it one of the most important export corridors in the world. Over the past five years, an ...
WAFB

Army Corps of Engineers to build sill in Mississippi River to slow saltwater intrusion

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Saltwater from the Gulf is once again creeping up the Mississippi River, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to build an underwater barrier to slow it down. Due ...
WDSU

Army Corps of Engineers begins to construct underwater sill amid saltwater intrusion concerns

TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI AS A SALT WATER WEDGE IS NOW SLOWLY CREEPING UP THE RIVER. SO TO COMBAT THE IMPACTS HERE, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS BUILDING AN UNDERWATER SEAL THERE ...