Registration is open for the Tour of the Mississippi River Valley (TOMRV), a two-day ride sponsored by the Quad Cities Bicycle Club. TOMRV (“TOM-Rahv”) will be held the weekend of June 6-7. The ...

Big Lake and many other Minnesota cities are asking the Legislature for major help with water projects as population and business growth stress aging systems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Construction progresses on the replacement of the historic Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River between Wisconsin and ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The riverfront in New Orleans draws tourists and locals alike, but beneath the romantic surface lies one of the world’s most engineered waterways — and mounting questions about ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities released its preliminary Spring Flood Outlook on Wednesday, and the forecast is reassuring for residents worried about seasonal ...

The primary will be held on June 2. Alex LemonidesPolling data reporter Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican, will not seek re-election, leaving her Senate seat open. As recently as 2014, Iowa was seen as ...

NEW ROADS, La. (WAFB) - A federal investigation has concluded that a barge sank and caused a tow to break apart on the Lower Mississippi River near New Roads after it went down by the bow for reasons ...

The Mississippi River runs wilder near its mouth, breaking its banks in locations that provide reminders of its power while posing problems for the country’s management of the mighty waterway. How ...

An Iowa woman has died due to injuries sustained in a crash Monday morning. According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, a 2005 Ford Escape was traveling westbound on Iowa Highway 85 in Poweshiek ...

Controlled implosion on Dec. 19 brought the old Lansing Bridge down into the Mississippi River. A replacement span is already under construction near the old alignment and is set to open to traffic in ...

A large portion of a 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that will make way for a modern replacement. Officials ...

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer a live stream of the implosion as it begins. Watch live in the player above. Officials originally planned to begin the implosion at 9:30 a.m., but crews were delayed and ...