A manmade island is currently under construction on the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, and Bay City, Wisconsin. Those behind the project said the island will take on a few key roles.

Long before becoming a park, Boom Island played an important role in the city’s sawmill industry at St. Anthony Falls. In the 1800s, as logs came floating down the Mississippi from forests up ...

Desha County, Ark. (KATV) — A family outing turned tragic when human remains on a remote island were found in the Mississippi River near Snow Lake. The discovery was made on Sunday evening, May ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Remains of an Arkansas man who went missing in 2022 were found on a remote island in the Mississippi River Sunday night, according to the Desha County Sheriff’s Office.… ...