ST PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday the local shipping season on the Mississippi River has begun. The first towboat, with nine barges, passed through Lock and ...

Oil company Chevron must pay $744.6 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana's coastal wetlands, a jury ...

Tokyo (CNN) — No map. No smartphones. No expressways. Just two motorbikes and some basic Japanese. These are the rules American game streamer Ludwig Ahgren and his YouTuber buddy Michael Reeves have ...

Barge traffic is moving again on the Upper Mississippi River. Patrick Moes with the U.S. Army Corps of ... so it’s definitely a good sign, a great sign of spring.” The Neil N. Diehl was also the first ...

NATCHEZ — Mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine made for a beautiful day to be outside enjoying successful events on the Natchez Bluff. At 11 a.m., residents and visitors were lined up to get ...

The Mississippi River's rapid rise in the coming days is expected to lead to precautions undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers and local officials, including preparations for a possible Bonnet ...

The river could stay above 50 feet for about two weeks, Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center senior hydrologist David Welch said Monday. The rain has stopped for now, but the basin is not yet ...