The public boat launch ramps at Alton Marina have been closed effective July 15, 2025, due to low water levels on Pool 26 of ...

"Towboat On The River" (1953) explores the significance of American rivers as vital transportation highways, tracing their historical use from Native Americans to modern towboats. It highlights the ...

Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the era of steamboats that shaped the nation.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) lifted the expanded water contact advisory for a portion of the Pearl River, following a significant sewer l… ...

Storms force Mississippi River Festival to cut acts and delay Friday’s start, with updates pending on the new schedule.

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s bipartisan Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act, was passed in the Senate, aiming to extended the System Conservation Pilot Program that all… ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On a hot Thursday afternoon, a group of high school and middle school students are getting ready to launch two rafts into the White River at the Rocky Ripple Town Hall. ”It’s b… ...

As Colorado River stakeholders scramble to negotiate the basin’s long-term operational guidelines, the Trump administration is expressing support for a state-level consensus agreement — while… ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ...

NATCHEZ, Miss. (KTVE/KARD) — According to the city of Natchez officials, due to an emergency near the Mississippi River Bridge, traffic headed westbound toward Vidalia will be delayed. For mo… ...

The paddles on the Millersburg Ferry have been turning since 1817, linking Dauphin County to Perry County. It began as functional transportation and remains so, but is also used to simply enjoy tim… ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi was honored by Area Development magazine with a Gold Shovel Award, which recognizes the state’s accomplishments in economic development throughout 20… ...