Crews are headed back to shore after responding to reports of a capsized boat on the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

When Tom Lee arrived on the Memphis riverfront May 9, 1925, the morning after that long night, he began encountering people ...

Though his etymology was off—the Ojibwe words that gave us Mississippi (Misi-ziibi) actually mean “long river”—the idea has proven durable. “Ol’ Man River” buoyed Show Boat ...

The Coast Guard says high river levels contributed to a vessel collision on the Mississippi River near New Orleans, causing ...