The band Big Blue Sky performs on a riverboat, adding to a long tradition of music inspired and transported by the Mississippi River.

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

only for drought conditions to reemerge in recent weeks along the Ohio River basin, which typically supplies more water to the Mississippi than any other major tributary. Water levels have been ...

For the third consecutive year, historically low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are impacting the supply chain. While it isn’t translating into lost export business for the U.S., it ...

Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the state will invest more than $110 million toward economic development, ...

The Effigy Mounds are one of the densest collections still existing in North America, but the Mississippi River is eating ...

The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year when American farmers rely on the route to deliver their crops to the world. Months of ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is the core of a major flyway for migrating birds and one of ...

In a matter of weeks, boaters looking to travel on part of the Upper Mississippi River will be meeting roadblocks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says three locks and dams will be closed for ...

CLAYTON — The Sny Magill Unit of Effigy Mounds National Monument is a hidden wonder. A dozen miles downstream from the park's visitor center along the Mississippi River, the path starts with a ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year when American farmers rely on the route to deliver their crops to the world.