Buena Vista is a two-story Greek Revival plantation house that was built facing the Mississippi River at Eagle Bend, a long ...

The 1803 treaty that closed the sweetest land deal in American history -- the Louisiana Purchase -- failed to set hard and fast boundaries.

Running for 137 miles from the underrated but highly affordable Fort Wayne, Indiana, to its confluence with Lake Erie in Toledo, Ohio, the Maumee River is a historic waterway that weaves a rich ...

Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Agricultural and builders’ groups ...

GRAND TOWER, Ill. — Countless tourists flocked to southern Missouri in 2022 for what they thought was going to be a "once in a lifetime" event. The fabled Tower Rock walkway has instead defied ...

KENTUCKY, USA — Congress members in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, including Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), are leading the introduction of the Ohio Restoration Program Act. The bill ...

The Mississippi River Trail runs 3,000 miles for bikers between Minnesota and Louisiana. Today, all municipalities along the Great River Road have signed off on making the trail's Wisconsin portion ...

A pedestrian walks down South Fourth Street as a thunderstorm eases up. Every week WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew breaks down what we know and what we don't about the climate and weather here in ...

A mother and her children are on a unique journey canoeing down the Mississippi River. Nikki Bettis and seven of her 15 biological children have been canoeing the Mississippi River for close to three ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Facts about the Mississippi River are highlighted. Journalist Boyce Upholt talked about his experience traveling on the river. This lesson highlights ...

The Mississippi River is again facing low water levels — pushing up barge rates and making it more expensive for farmers to export crops and import fertilizer. Stretched out over 2,000 miles, the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Mississippi River Bridge is back open after a lengthy closure due to a man climbing the bridge’s superstructure. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office ...