In 2016, it flooded Ruskey out of his home along the Sunflower River, a tributary that runs through Clarksdale. After 40 years of paddling the Mississippi, Ruskey has developed a humble respect ...

FEMA's potential elimination threatens flood protection and infrastructure along the Mississippi River, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in Washington, D.C. The top 10 endangered ...

One Mississippi, an environmental advocacy group, is declaring June 2 the first-ever National Mississippi River Day. Multiple river cities and a few states have formally recognized the day ...

The river is expected to crest at 48 feet by next Wednesday. Warren County Emergency Management, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are closely monitoring ...

The Mississippi River has claimed countless lives over the years, and it kills indiscriminately, and many of its victims are never found. Here's more.

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 ...

The Mississippi River has always flooded, but experts say floods are becoming more frequent, erratic and severe due to climate change. Here is what West Tennessee residents need to know.

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 ...

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.