The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is the crown jewel of Hannibal’s attractions, a modest two-story house that has been meticulously preserved to reflect the environment that shaped one of America’s ...

ST. LOUIS – The “Mighty” Mississippi River is a true giant of American waterways, but if you’re wondering exactly how long it is, don’t expect one single, definitive answer. On Wednesday ...

"An atmospheric river will surge onshore Wednesday/Thursday bringing heavy rain and snow to the Pacific Coast," the National ...

This article was written by Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator, of Mississippi Today. Mississippi River levels have risen in the lower basin again, as annual snowmelt makes its way south.

Normally, you only need passports to travel abroad, but there is a U.S. territory you cannot visit without a valid passport.

Some words may be mispronounced. A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded commission. “This is a bill ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Minnesota regulators sued the city of Minneapolis to stop a homeowner from building on this protected bluff of the Mississippi River. (Provided/City of Minneapolis) ...

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 Stockholm Pie & General Store stands proudly on the main street, its classic American storefront adorned with cheerful ...