Iowa cities along the Mississippi River are enduring flooding this week as water moves downstream from parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin hit by the same late June storm system that sent northwest ...

More than 30 years ago, floods swept across Iowa from the Mississippi River to the Missouri River, destroying homes, businesses and lives. Here are some of the key events and images from the great ...

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers.

If you're looking for a romantic getaway in Iowa, don't sleep on this beautiful state park with a storied past and panoramic views of the Mississippi.

The river is expected to crest at around 21.6 feet on Monday in the Quad-Cities area, where several neighboring cities sit along the Iowa-Illinois line. Some roads and parks near the river are closed.

As of last Friday, 32 gauged locations along the river shared this “major flood” demarcation. Among the flooded areas are La Crosse, Wisconsin; St. Paul, Minnesota; New Boston, Illinois; Pleasant ...

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University landscape architecture students are involved in what could one day be the longest wildlife bridge in the world. The Bison Bridge Project is an effort to repurpose ...

As the Mississippi River passes through 10 states, you will find plenty of wildlife in the area. Not all these creatures are benign, so be wary of these five.

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 at Cape Girardeau was forecast to go over 34 feet by Sunday. The river stage was 31.53 feet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Flood stage is 32 feet. But it could get worse.

Intense floods in the upper Mississippi River basin may hold a silver lining for communities in the Arkansas Delta and Louisiana hit by drought, according to an association of local governments ...