For as long as Zac Dockter can remember, city officials in Cottage Grove have been wanting a substantial city park on the Mississippi River. They’re finally getting their wish. City officials closed ...

The Mississippi River’s connection to Louisiana is existential. The river built the land on which many of us reside. As long ...

Reporting by this newspaper’s Mike Smith reminds us that for the health and economy of Louisiana, the single biggest imperative is to keep the Mississippi River on course. Federal and state officials, ...

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...

The Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River between Wisconsin and Iowa will be demolished this fall, transportation officials announced July 14. The historic bridge was built in 1931.

Minnesota got a lot of love Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as its governor, Tim Walz, formally accepted the vice presidential nomination. But one speaker chose to ...

The Mississippi River is a mighty waterway. It carries hundreds of millions of tons of freight every year, is home to a diverse population of fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, functions as a ...

The infrastructure along the Mississippi River has long protected the New Orleans area from catastrophic flooding. But a list ...