Facts about the Mississippi River are highlighted. Journalist Boyce Upholt talked about his experience traveling on the river.

Drought on the lower Mississippi River has pushed barge rates up 31% and slashed southbound shipments 79%, threatening U.S.

Flood warnings are in effect up and down the Mississippi River in Iowa. At Lock and Dam 15 in the Quad-Cities, the river rose above flood stage overnight and is continuing to rise. Early today the ...

Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River, is a beloved resource and important economic engine for the Wisconsin and Minnesota towns that border it. In the summer, its ...