Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on ...

involving the body of an infant found floating in the Mississippi River. Winona County Sheriff Ron Gandrude says 43-year-old Jennifer Nichole Baechle was arrested and is charged with two counts of ...

A report from nonprofit conservation organization American Rivers states that a combination of extreme flood, drought cycles, toxic runoff, and poor river management threatens the Mississippi.

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in ...

American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, named the Mississippi River the "most endangered river" of 2025. The group publishes a list yearly of at-risk rivers that the ...

Monday, April 21, 2025. The test comes as the Mississippi River nears flood stage and could lead to the first official opening of the spillway since 2020 if conditions warrant. (Staff Photo by ...

It's a vital artery for life in Minnesota, running 2,350 miles across 10 states — a source for drinking water, plants, animals and recreation — but the mighty Mississippi River is vulnerable.