According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, a pavement replacement project will require closing the roadway to ...

Each day this week, the Des Moines Register will be presenting one of the daily maps for RAGBRAI 2025. Here's today's. Highlights: Riders will get scenic views of the Mississippi River on portions of ...

A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not expect to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway as the Mississippi River is no longer expected to crest at a level that would require water to be diverted ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. According to forecasts ...

Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on ...

If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens the Bonnet Carré Spillway later this week to relieve the threat of Mississippi River flooding in and around New Orleans, at least one aspect of a century ...

which serves as one of the most important commercial transportation routes, at the top of its annual survey evaluating the nation’s rivers. The Mississippi River, which crosses 10 states and ...

The group American Rivers says the Mississippi faces threats including increased flooding and inadequate disaster prevention ...