Gina Gillmore-Wolter, president of the New Salem Lincoln League, explains that the drive shaft, just over her right shoulder, ...

A historic photo captures crowds and steamboats at Alton Landing during the 1903 Mississippi River flood, with railroads ...

Flood warnings are again in effect for the lower Mississippi River basin, as annual snowmelt makes its way south. Mayors of cities and towns along the river have experienced increased flooding, ...

(KWQC) - 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 that’s way past its due ...

Winter and spring are normal times for the MIssissippi to experience higher water levels. High river levels can threaten the structural integrity of levees built to protect areas from flood disasters.

In Indiana, a bridge over the White River collapsed and a levee failure sent floodwater pouring into the west side of Indianapolis, flooding thousands of homes. In some cases, the rapidly rising ...

Highlighting the state government’s previous flood control efforts, Oresanya noted that last year’s intervention—dredging of the Oparo River—helped reduce flood retention time from five to ...

The unofficial start of the Mississippi River navigation season has begun. The Motor Vessel Neil N. Diehl went through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings on Wednesday, with nine barges. Reaching Hasting ...

Lane Nichols takes a luxury cruise down the mighty Mississippi River and falls in love with New Orleans jazz music, Delta blues and the deep South. We board our Viking river cruise ship at the ...

Troy officials say they were monitoring the river in flood-prone areas downtown and in Lansingburgh. Hudson River water levels were elevated under the Green Island Bridge on Thursday. Troy ...

The plan initially will provide enough seed to plant a total of 33.5 acres at sites in Scott, Rock, Mercer and Muscatine ...