Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across the inland waterway system. This marks the third year in four that ...

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive. The ...

LE CLAIRE, Iowa — A single mother and seven of her children are paddling their way down the entire Mississippi River — all 2,300 miles of it. For Nikki Bettis, the journey is as much about adventure ...

A man has died after a boat he was in capsized on the Mississippi River in Monticello, Minn. Around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, dispatchers were called about a capsized fishing boat on the Mississippi near ...

The Colorado River Indian Tribes, along Arizona's western edges, would become the third Indigenous government in North America to grant a river personhood rights. The move is part of a worldwide ...

A Mississippi River bridge, a transportation lifeline connecting Lansing in northeast Iowa to Wisconsin, is set to close in October. Iowa and Wisconsin transportation departments determined in July ...

Riley Moser is a digital producer who covers breaking news and feature stories for CBS Minnesota. Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 and earned an honorable mention for sports ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWQC/Gray News) - A Virginia mother who loves a good adventure wants to teach her children to have that same type of spirit. She and seven of her children are now paddling along the ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Paddling the entirety of the Mississippi River is an ambitious outing for anyone, but for a single mom and seven of her 15 kids, it’s a family adventure. “You get so wrapped up ...

Work is underway to build a new island in the Mississippi River near Hastings, a $10 million project aimed at preserving the lock-and-dam system that allows some 10 million tons of goods to be shipped ...

The Mississippi River didn’t just appear—it was carved by time, nature, and massive forces that shaped the land. Stretching 2,350 miles across 10 states, it stands as North America’s second-longest ...