The Mississippi River crested above flood stage on Monday, April 28 in Vicksburg. The National Weather Service (NWS) expects ...

Officials are inspecting the levees daily in New Orleans metro as the Mississippi River continues to rise. Why it matters: ...

A floating buoy that held up the middle of two former casino pedestrian bridges failed Friday afternoon, causing both bridges to partially fall into the rising Mississippi River.

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, discusses the Mississippi River’s drastic shift from a drought to flooding. Last year, low water levels from the Ohio River led to a slow-down ...