New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

The Twin Cities had been dumping trash, industrial waste ... and the St. Paul Motor Boat Club abandoned the Mississippi for the St. Croix. “By 1920, the river probably was less important to ...

Cutting through 11 states, this river is both an industrial and cultural landmark. If you want to see the Mississippi by boat, you can book one of America's best river cruises. If you want to ...

NTSB: Pilot left helm before towboat City of Louisville grounded near Thebes, Ill.; $2M in damage, oil spill, no injuries reported.

BATON ROUGE, La. — The air was already steamy at 8 a.m. on an August morning, the sidewalk radiating heat waves as a crowd filtered into St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Baton Rouge. Hundreds ...