Facts about the Mississippi River are highlighted. Journalist Boyce Upholt talked about his experience traveling on the river.

Wisconsin has one of the world's most important bodies of water right next door. Nope, we're not talking about Lake Michigan, or Lake Superior. We're talking about the Mississippi River. The river ...

The Mississippi River rises to flood stage surrounding a highway outside Memphis in 2016. Memphis is again flooding this month after heavy rains. (Andrew Breig/Daily Memphian) Buy Photo The Gazette ...

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Missouri is almost completely in drought and Iowa is almost drought-free. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River has had high streamflows this month, but about a quarter of gauges throughout the ...

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A new survey finds that Latino voters in the Mississippi River basin, including in Louisiana, care deeply about the river. A new survey finds that Latino voters who live near the Mississippi River ...

Southeast Louisiana is abnormally dry. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River has had high streamflows this month, but about a quarter of gauges throughout the basin show below-normal flow.