According to Pro Farmer, a lack of rain has led to reduced barge draft and tow sizes along the Mississippi river system, causing delays and groundings near Hickman, Ky., according to USDA’s ...

Heavy snow melt forced the closure of several locks on the upper Mississippi River...but high water levels and flooding are starting to ease which is allowing locks to reopen and barge traffic to ...

Records show wild rice was common around the turn of the 20th century, but poor water quality caused die-offs in the 1980s. Today, it's making a big return on the river.