And that’s just how Lukas Walton wants it. Grandson of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, the largest retail chain in the US ...

University of Minnesota researchers say using nature instead of concrete is best for controlling Mississippi River flooding in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

Scientists have documented increased rainfall in the Mississippi River Basin, as well as extreme droughts. “In April, down here, we experienced the fastest rise that I've ever seen,” Ruskey said.

Scientists have documented increased rainfall in the Mississippi River Basin, as well as extreme droughts. “In April, down here, we experienced the fastest rise that I’ve ever seen,” Ruskey ...

According to the North Central River Forecast Center in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the Mississippi River at Rock Island is expected to reach its 15-foot flood stage by 1 p.m. Wednesday.

One of the Quapaw Canoe Company’s popular trips is an excursion to a chain of river islands between Mississippi and Arkansas that formed around the 1829 wreck of the steamboat Montezuma.

Hundreds of environmental and conservancy groups were rallying to save the Ohio River Basin from toxic pollution. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 22:44:51 GMT (1751064291601) Story Infinite Scroll ...

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, FEMA was very quick to open the Mississippi River to commerce, Ricchiuti said. It's unlikely a state would be able to handle the majority of that burden.

Bridges that span the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota are sturdy enough to withstand a barge collision, according to an engineer from the Wisconsin Department of ...

The convergence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers near St. Louis fuels the region's infamous summer humidity and spring ...

But as fast as the river itself is drying up, the groundwater in the area surrounding it is disappearing faster. Since 2003, the region has lost as much as 42.5 cubic kilometers of groundwater, or ...