Water levels along the Mississippi River are plummeting for the second year in a row after this summer’s blistering heat and low rainfall triggered extreme drought across parts of the Central US.

Eulogized for centuries, the Mississippi River is far more than just a storied body of water: It is America’s superhighway. Ninety-two percent of all U.S. agricultural exports and 78 percent of ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into ...

Near the end of the Mississippi River, salt water threatens again. ... “This year we're writing down some protocols, and we're going to treat it as our hurricane preparedness,” DiMarco said.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. —It winds 650 miles, rushing past the cities, industries and landscapes that make up Minnesota. However, the Mississippi River has never gotten this type of attention from ...

Gulf saltwater flowing up Mississippi River threatens fresh water sources 02:52. Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater ...

Water levels in the Lower Mississippi River have dipped unusually low for a third year in a row, restricting how much grain can be transported downstream as harvest season gets underway.If levels ...

For people who live along the river, the Mississippi is “a creative force” that sculpts the landscape and rejuvenates the people who experience it up close.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

BOOTHVILLE, La. – Just off the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, an 18-wheeler trailer filled with white cylinders whirred as workers prepared to turn the machine off for the day.

Rescue crews brought the 18-foot-long canoe two veterans from Minnesota were using to paddle down the Mississippi River ashore at the Broadway Landing in Cape Girardeau on Friday morning.

The goal to make Mississippi River in Minnesota swimmable, fishable 03:37. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. —It winds 650 miles, rushing past the cities, industries and landscapes that make up Minnesota.