Highland sailor Bob Baxter sailed the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes for half a century. People told him he should ...

Explore the depths of the mighty Mississippi River in today’s video as we reveal the diverse plant and animal life that make up this unique ecosystem.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, riverboats, besides being just a form of transport, also served as mobile hubs of fun ...

Regardless of where they crossed, on April 6, 1832, Black Hawk and the British Band of approximately 1,000 people, including ...

Boat ramps are often closed if the water level drops too low, and lakes are often closed to recreational boaters during severe floods, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority.

with the French explorer Jacques Marquette reaching Iowa in 1673 and proving the first European maps of the Upper Mississippi River. Clayton County’s Marquette is named after him. By the early ...

American Cruise Lines is sharing new details about its 2025 season on the Mississippi River. Throughout this year, the company will have five riverboats offering more than 12 itineraries on the ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — After 10 years, the community of Mount Pleasant will once again host the Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade, which will be leading caravans of hundreds of tractors through Henry, Des ...

The phone camera video obtained by 9 News Adelaide was taken from the shoreline, and showed a man hanging off a speedboat’s sunshade as it hurtled along the river at Swan Reach. As the boat ...

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court declined Monday to decide whether a permanent voting ban on people convicted of felonies in Mississippi is cruel and unusual punishment. The court, in 2023 ...