A prolonged and dangerous flood event is unfolding along the Mississippi River, where heavy rain that ... There's some isolated storms right now, mainly east of the Mississippi and parts of ...

The Mississippi River is a giant river that provides abundant resources. But, how big is it, exactly? This animated map shows the scale of the Mississippi River and its drainage system in perspective.

The Mississippi’s ranking comes as cities along the river flooded from torrential rain and as Trump officials consider ...

In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” ...