A toxic algae bloom along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast has shut down all of the state’s 21 beaches on one of the most popular summer holidays of the year.

A kayaker was rescued from the Mississippi River in Tipton County, Tennessee on Sunday. The Tipton County sheriff said on ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday.

Murky river systems also drain to this part of the Gulf Coast, mixing brown fresh water with clear salty waves. That makes the Mississippi Sound an estuary home to oysters, shrimp and fish.

Many residents live on one side of the Mississippi and work on the other. The bridge is a lifeline between the two states, they say, because it's the only way to cross the river in the nearly 60 ...

A bridge that spans the Mississippi River connecting Lansing, Iowa, to Wisconsin has temporarily reopened after a closure in mid-May disrupted travel and sent residents on long detours. The Black ...

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 ...

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 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 ...