It's not just because I'm partial to Wisconsin's west coast. Our state borders the Mississippi, but the river often seems like an afterthought in conversations about our ecological and economic ...

Unlike last year, though, which began with Wisconsin's warmest winter on ... Most of the upper Mississippi River basin is currently in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

(John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi River is? Or how much water ... on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin. All that water has to go somewhere. It eventually finds ...

The unofficial start of the Mississippi River navigation season has begun. The Motor Vessel Neil N. Diehl went through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings on Wednesday, with nine barges. Reaching Hasting ...

In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” ...

The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover ... Passengers can also sample plenty of Wisconsin cheese (and cheese curds), drink local craft beers and dine on hearty ...

Three people were on board the boat, with one able to swim to shore. The body of a missing boater was found dead on Friday after a boat capsized on the Wisconsin River on Thursday, according to ...

Mississippi experienced catastrophic flooding in 2019, with its namesake river rising up to a height ... mayor of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and co-chair of MRCTI, during a press conference Thursday.