Mike Valley’s (Nov. 30, 1A) observation that “there wouldn’t be more than two” out of 50 “kids” today who could … ...

For the first time, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will study the entire 650-mile stretch of the Mississippi River within state borders this year.

For a century and a half, Columbus, Ky., fought the Mississippi River to a draw, much like the towns of the Midwest and South that have been inundated during the flooding of recent months. But in ...

Down the river from Dubuque, Iowa, the Mississippi is expected to crest this weekend at 23 feet, local officials said, well above flood stage, which is 16 feet.

The Mississippi, which flows over 2,000 miles, has a long history in the United States, from being the western border to then becoming the middle marker after the Louisiana Purchase. The river ...

But one speaker chose to draw upon something that connects the North Star State to many others: the Mississippi River. ... the Mississippi River connects more than just 10 states.

The upper Mississippi River continues to experience its worst flooding in decades, but the waters were receding faster than expected as of Monday along the Wisconsin and Minnesota border.