With a $20M investment, the Jefferson County Port Authority will create the county's first publicly-owned terminal facility.

On Wednesday, mayors from the Midwestern Corn Belt joined mayors from Louisiana to sign the Mississippi River Ports ...

Climatologists say it could be part of a larger trend. For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest ...

It’s the second-longest river in North America, beaten only by the Missouri River. You’ll find the Mississippi at its narrowest point at its headwaters in Lake Itasca, where it’s between 20 ...

“Jeremiah Johnson” is one of the best movies ever. I bet my brother-in-law can quote every line from that movie. One of those lines, “You’ve come far, pilgrim,” seems appropriate for the ...

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 farm profits. It was just ...

The Mississippi River is only about 200 miles shorter than America's longest river, the Missouri River. 8. It Flows Through Ten U.S. States The Mississippi River traverses ten states: Minnesota ...

Find information about Amendment 5 below, in both English and Spanish, as part of the KC Voter Guide. Como parte de la Guía del votante de KC, a continuación encontrará información sobre la ...

(KFVS) - A body found in the Mississippi River over the weekend has been identified ... successfully recovered the body just ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Two people are now safe on land after rescued by firefighters in the Mississippi River on Friday. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department said their crew responded to the ...

GRAND TOWER, Ill. — A southeast Missouri man reeled in a very large fish from the Mississippi River on Friday. This massive fish was caught in the Grand Tower area near Tower Rock. JE Wiseman ...

At meeting in Louisiana, Mississippi River mayors discuss challenges and opportunities for commerce on the river.