A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on ...

In Greenville, Mississippi, the river is expected to crest at 52.5 feet on April 22. Power outages and business shutdowns are anticipated as water threatens ports and grain terminals.

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.

As a weeks-long heat wave threatens more than 200 million in the U.S., a tropical system is brewing in the Gulf, possibly ...

How Drought’s Grip on the Mississippi River is Already Costing Farmers The Soy Transportation Coalition says every foot of reduced water depth or draft is the equivalent of loading 7,000 fewer ...

Lots of delta blues musicians worked on the river, Smith said, including those forced to build levees to protect fields from floodwaters. They endured the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 ...

The Algiers Development District board on Monday accepted Durr Construction's $2.8 million bid to build a 2.05-mile path atop the Mississippi River, including ramps and lights. Algiers ...