Since leaving his native Colorado to explore the river in 1982, Ruskey has come to refer to the Mississippi as his “mighty queen” and himself as a “worker bee on the river.” ...

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, FEMA was very quick to open the Mississippi River to commerce, Ricchiuti said. It's unlikely a state would be able to handle the majority of that burden.

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 severe drought affecting the Mississippi River has exposed alarming and unsettling horrors hidden beneath its surface. In this video, we explore the environmental impact of the drought ...

The Great River Road offers a scenic way to see the dozens of towns and cities along the banks of the Mississippi River. This is what to know.

The Mississippi River crested in New Orleans this week, capping an anxious period for the engineers and residents who live alongside it. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s ...

Members of the Upper Mississippi River Waterway Association will tour the Columbia-Snake River system the week of June 23. The tour is the latest in an ongoing partnership with Pacific […] ...

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 ...

JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge issued an order on Monday allowing a government transparency lawsuit by a multistate newspaper company against the Mississippi River Commission to continue.. Congress ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With the Mississippi River projected to rise above 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage on Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has activated Phase II of ...

A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the advocacy group American Rivers publishes a list of the 10 U.S. rivers it ...

ST. PAUL — A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the advocacy group American Rivers publishes a list of the 10 U.S ...