The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in North America, flowing for 2,350 miles from its source at Lake Itasca through the center of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico.

Those who live near the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau in southern Illinois and southeast Missouri prepared for an onslaught. The Mississippi River, which separates the two states, crested ...

The vast Mississippi River—the second longest river in North America—swirls through a number of U.S. states and has been swelling in recent weeks. That may continue, experts say.