The Latest Breaking News from the Mississippi River

A massive intrusion of salt water into the Mississippi River has left the tap water in several Louisiana communities unsafe to drink and could threaten the New Orleans metropolitan area. The most visible emergency response is the provision of bottled water, with authorities distributing huge quantities of single-serving plastic water…

Little Deming Lake doesn’t get much notice from visitors to Itasca State Park in Minnesota. There’s better boating on nearby Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. My colleagues and I need to maneuver hundreds of pounds of equipment down a hidden path made narrow by late-summer poison ivy…

The Mississippi River expected to hit record low water levels for second year in a row

Potential health risks of high salt concentrations for those who rely on Mississippi River lead mayor to sign declaration

Melvin Emde’s son reported he had drowned in the Mississippi River. His ankle monitor told a different story

A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar

Crews in Louisiana were still working to suppress flare-ups as an oil refinery fire burned for a second day along the banks of the Mississippi River

Groundwater containing low levels of radioactive material may have reached the edge of the Mississippi River

Tom Lee Park is a lush new public space that transforms the banks of the Mississippi river in Memphis