(John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi River is? Or how much water flows through the river? How about where it is the widest? Take a look at these facts and make yourself ...

Boardman gathered about 65,000 acorns this year, which will be planted in the river floodplain in an attempt to grow new, ...

BOOTHVILLE, La. – Just off the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, an 18-wheeler trailer filled with white cylinders whirred as workers prepared to turn the machine off for the day.

Mayors along the Mississippi River have watched for years as intensifying rain storms and flooding wreak havoc on their communities. Take Grafton, Illinois, which escaped Election Day flash ...