The enormous Mississippi River, the 13th largest river in the world in terms of flow, occupies a central place in U.S. geography, economy and culture. The river is a huge part of the country's ...

Congress has approved funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to study how the Mississippi River is changing ...

The Mississippi River's water levels are the lowest they have been in a decade. The river is the second largest in the U.S. and provides drinking water to around 20 million people but as water levels ...

Thanks to “Ol’ Man River,” the Broadway show tune made famous by Paul Robeson, many of us grew up thinking of the Mississippi River not merely as a piece of geography but a giant personality. That ...