State and federal authorities in Louisiana celebrated breaking ground on an ambitious $330 million conservation project ...
The Upper Mississippi River levels are rising. As residents along parts of the river are forced to evacuate, others are working to sandbag and keep the flood waters away. USDA meteorologist Brad ...
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Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee system to rein in the Mississippi River and protect surrounding communities from flooding. But cutting off the natural flow of the river with man made ...
Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative announced a new insurance pilot, with hopes of better helping river towns ...
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Vice Chairman of the Red Cross James Fieser. Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, can not tame that lawless stream ...
Heavy snow melt forced the closure of several locks on the upper Mississippi River...but high water levels and flooding are starting to ease which is allowing locks to reopen and barge traffic to ...
The flash flooding killed at least five people, including two elderly poll workers whose vehicle was swept from a state highway. Mayors along the Mississippi River have watched for years as ...
The flash flooding killed at least five people, including two elderly poll workers whose vehicle was swept from a state highway. Mayors along the Mississippi River have watched for years as ...
Although they're named for their ability to withstand the river's seasonal flooding, they've recently been overwhelmed by higher water and longer-lasting floods. More:The Mississippi River's ...
Boardman gathered about 65,000 acorns this year, which will be planted in the river floodplain in an attempt to grow new, ...