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 ...
State and federal authorities in Louisiana celebrated breaking ground on an ambitious $330 million conservation project ...
Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative announced a new insurance pilot, with hopes of better helping river towns ...
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 ...
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 ...
leading to a risk of flash flooding and debris flow. The heavy precipitation is due to an atmospheric river, which can carry more water than the Mississippi River. Blizzard conditions are expected ...
Reconnecting the dying swamp to fresh river water is vital for the health of the swamp’s cypress-tupelo forest, which ...
Records show wild rice was common around the turn of the 20th century, but poor water quality caused die-offs in the 1980s.
In 1903, the Mississippi River flood submerged Alton streets, but business thrived as people used boats to reach stores.