At meeting in Louisiana, Mississippi River mayors discuss challenges and opportunities for commerce on the river.

September is Drive the Great River Month, and the MN Mississippi River Parkway Commission and Minnesota Department of Natural ...

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 ...

The mysterious sheen that stretched over 2 miles of the Mississippi River this week has been identified as a lubricant used in the Coon Rapids Dam, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Friday.

It may sound like something from an episode of "The X-Files," but officials say there's nothing to fear about a "sheen" floating down the Mississippi River. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ...

The Mississippi River is famous for its important role in the United States' industrialization. The river is a vital source of hydroelectric energy, provides drinking water for millions of people ...

The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits ST ...

For more than 200 years, Americans have tried to tame the Mississippi River. And for that entire time, the river has fought back. Journalist and author Boyce Upholt has spent dozens of nights ...

Work has begun on an underwater levee to block salt water advancing up the Mississippi River and threatening southeast Louisiana drinking water supplies for the third year in a row, the Army Corps ...

On Wednesday, mayors from the Midwestern Corn Belt joined mayors from Louisiana to sign the Mississippi River Ports ...