During the last aerial waterfowl survey Dec. 21, more than 25,300 swans were still on the river, and 12,000 - or almost half of the total swans counted - were in the Wisconsin Islands Closed Area ...

People watch a nine-barge tugboat make it's way through the Mississippi River when WaterShed Partners and Mississippi Makeover Project conduct a boat tour along Spring Lake and lower Pool 2, just ...

In Greenville, Mississippi, the river is expected to crest at 52.5 feet on April 22. Power outages and business shutdowns are anticipated as water threatens ports and grain terminals.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A planned drawdown of the Mississippi River's Pool 6 this summer has been canceled for the second straight year by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Some 14 years after we first reported on it – and following multiple challenges and false starts – the ambitious plan to ...

Over 100 mayors from cities along the river have created the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative. They're now working to form a compact through Congress. To stream News 8 on your phone ...

The map is based on a U.S. Geological Survey database of the direction water is flowing at every point on Earth. ... the Amazon River is more than 400 miles longer than the Mississippi River alone.

Friends of the Mississippi published a "State of the River" report MPCA data, measuring the phosphorus, nitrate and sediment that can harm the fish, bugs and plants. The chemicals won't hurt ...

In 1926, the Minnesota Department of Health declared the stretch of the Mississippi River that ran through St. Paul a threat to the public’s well-being. The Twin Cities had been dumping trash ...

CLINTON, Iowa — Your comment is needed during a public open house on Tuesday, April 30, to discuss plans for Phase II of an ecosystem restoration project in Lower Pool 13 of the Mississippi River.

The flooding closed Lilydale's Pool and Yacht Club as the river is expected to crest at 18.8' next Friday. The water is wreaking havoc on some popular spots, like the Pool & Yacht Club which is ...

In Greenville, Mississippi, the river is expected to crest at 52.5 feet on April 22. Power outages and business shutdowns are anticipated as water threatens ports and grain terminals.