Lake Pepin — the largest lake on the Mississippi River, which stretches roughly from Pepin to Bay City, Wisconsin — provides the longest record of ice cover on the river, starting in 1843 ...

Some of the best things to do in Jackson, MS, include visiting the Civil Rights Museum, attending Mistletoe Marketplace, and ...

Whether planning a quick weekend escape or a longer road trip, here are 29 excellent things to do in Coastal Mississippi that will leave you invigorated, impressed, and undoubtedly planning your ...

Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at (920) 996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .

The Mississippi River flyway is a migration route followed by more than 30% of North America’s water and shore birds. Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Paywall-free, every single day.

The flooding can occur even though only one-third to one-half of the rain that fell in prior events is likely to fall. This week, 2-4 inches of rain are forecast over a two- to three-day period.

Mayors Mitch Reynolds of LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Errick Simmons of Greenville, Mississippi; LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans and Brad Cavanagh of Dubuque, Iowa attended COP28 in Dubai.

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- This will be the 30th year of the annual River Clean-Up in La Crosse and Trempealeau County. Registration is open for volunteers wanting to help keep the waterways clean of litter.

The Mississippi River has been called one of America’s most endangered rivers; choked by garbage, urban pollution, agricultural runoff, mercury, bacteria, nitrogen, PFAS and microplastics.

Numerous towns along the northern reaches of the Mississippi River could experience “major” flooding in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service ...

A tugboat waits for one side of the 600 foot lock at Lock and Dam 25 on the Mississippi River to open. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will build a new 1,200 foot lock with funding from the bi ...

MADISON - The biggest boat landing the Department of Natural Resources operates on the Mississippi River will receive a major renovation next spring, and village of Trempealeau officials couldn't be ...