Fourth graders at Madison Crossing Elementary School had an epic “Rock day” to explore their geology unit. “It’s fun to learn ...

St. Anthony Falls on the upper Mississippi River is beloved for its beauty, but it's also sacred to Native tribes and the dam up top helps control Minneapolis' drinking water supply. But it's what ...

In 2016, RiverBender.com published an article containing images of a 736-pound catfish rumored to have been caught by fishermen in the Mississippi River. What is the Largest Catfish Caught in the ...

High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday, Feb. 24. The river ...

U.S. Army photo by Sye Ellis. The Mississippi River at the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans has surpassed 11’, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to activate Phase I flood ...

The West Memphis Police Department says the woman parked her car on the bridge and then jumped into the river. She was found in the water by the MPD Harbor Patrol and taken to a hospital in ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A dramatic water rescue on the Mississippi River on Tuesday afternoon, February 25 after someone jumped off the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. It happened around 12:30 ...

A Mississippi city dropped its lawsuit Monday against a newspaper that had its editorial criticizing local leaders removed by a judge in a case that sparked widespread outrage from First Amendment ...

Senate Bill 444 would also provide a conditional discharge for first-time offenders — a bus ticket to any state west of the Mississippi River. The bill, which is sponsored by Senator Eric Tarr ...

I’M ARIEL BRUMFIELD, WDSU NEWS. RIGHT NOW, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS ACTIVATED THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS FLOOD RESPONSE DUE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BEING ABOVE ITS NORMAL LEVELS. YEAH ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Mississippi River at the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to activate Phase I flood fight procedures ...

The Mississippi River has been on the rise, as tends to happen this time of year, but while relatively minor precautions are being put in place by the Army Corps of Engineers, an opening of the ...