Researchers from The Ohio State University analyzed population data in more than 66,000 census tracts throughout the US and compared it based on proximity to waterways.

Good luck finding solitude at the best-known Minnesota state parks on a summer weekend. There are the people trying to find ...

Columbia County is considered "abnormally dry" by the United States Drought Monitor, according to a map released August 21, ...

The records in the National Archives, released by the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, detail how the Justice ...

Wetlands in the New Orleans area harmed by the now defunct Mississippi River Gulf Outlet are a step closer to getting a ...

The Mississippi River has claimed countless lives over the years, and it kills indiscriminately, and many of its victims are never found. Here's more.

Gov. Tony Evers signed a proclamation declaring June 2 National Mississippi River Day in Wisconsin, saying the river helps connect the state to the global economy.

Preparation is underway in the city of Vicksburg as the Mississippi river continues to rise.The state of emergency was issued earlier this month as water from Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee head ...

Cuts to FEMA could have lasting effects for the Mid-South due to flooding along the Mississippi River, a new study shows.

The Mississippi is the world’s fourth largest river system—its basin includes all or part of 32 states and two Canadian provinces. Glacial movement shaped the Upper Mississippi River Basin, leaving ...

Trump's call to abolish FEMA as Mississippi sees more frequent, extreme flooding, prompts group to name river the nation's most endangered waterway.