Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25. Because the upper river freezes each year, barge traffic always halts until ...

WABASHA, Minn. (WKBT) — Three duck hunters were rescued Wednesday morning after their boat capsized in the Mississippi River near Weaver Landing, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office. The ...

A mother and her children are on a unique journey canoeing down the Mississippi River. Nikki Bettis and seven of her 15 biological children have been canoeing the Mississippi River for close to three ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Mississippi River Bridge is back open after a lengthy closure due to a man climbing the bridge’s superstructure. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office ...

Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across the inland waterway system. This marks the third year in four that ...

A married father of four and his pup were killed when the boat he was fishing on turned over on the Mississippi River in Minnesota last week, authorities said. Tyler Tasche, 28, was looking to reel in ...

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive. The ...