While the storm is over and recovery efforts are underway, the impact on Mississippi isn't over, yet. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, 326 homes were damaged, ...

ST. LOUIS – The “Mighty” Mississippi River is a true giant of American waterways, but if you’re wondering exactly how long it is, don’t expect one single, definitive answer. On Wednesday ...

Though his etymology was off—the Ojibwe words that gave us Mississippi (Misi-ziibi) actually mean “long river”—the idea has proven durable. “Ol’ Man River” buoyed Show Boat ...

South received a tremendous amount of rain last week.  Flood concerns for rivers in the Mid-South are being addressed.

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs has declared a state of emergency in response to rising levels of the Mississippi River.

Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their flood gates and preparing for water to continue to rise after four days ...

Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Vice Chairman of the Red Cross James Fieser. Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, can not tame that lawless stream ...