Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.

Heavy snow melt forced the closure of several locks on the upper Mississippi River...but high water levels and flooding are starting to ease which is allowing locks to reopen and barge traffic to ...

Cloudy skies and even a few mainly light showers are possible in Houston Friday morning, but sunny skies return. Will the heat last into the weekend?

Mayors of cities and towns along the Mississippi River are lobbying Congress for help to decrease flood risks.

PADUCAH, Ky. (WSIL) -- The Ohio River and the lower Mississippi River are both cresting in our region. This comes a week after a storm dumped multiple inches of rain across Kentucky, Missouri and ...

With Viking, the best season to go on a Mississippi cruise depends on which part of the river you want to spend time on, whether that's the Upper or Lower sections of the river, or sailing the ...

The center produces key research about ecological trends on the upper Mississippi River basin and elsewhere in the Midwest and the world. Two former scientists who were fired said the terminations ...

For the third consecutive year, historically low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are impacting the supply chain. While it isn’t translating into lost export business for the U.S., it ...

The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover ... from cruises of various lengths and options for ...