Explore the Missouri River’s role in American agriculture history, from early settlers and the fur trade to its impact on westward expansion.

Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning, Dec. 10, 2025, to a water rescue near West Alton after a boat overturned o ...

A barge and tugboat moving upriver from the downtown area of St. Louis, Missouri along the Mississippi River. Data centers don’t just represent a critical issue for the St. Louis region. Anything ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering a chance to canoe and kayak on the Mississippi River on September 6. The float will start at Trail of Tears State Park ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Mississippi River stretches for around 2,400 miles from central Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Every year, 30 to 50 paddlers attempt to travel its length. Shawn ...

WEST ALTON, Mo. — A helicopter and its crew struck a power wire while working on power lines and burst into flames before falling into a barge on the Mississippi River Thursday around 11 a.m. near ...

Earlier this month, while inspecting Saint Louis Harbor, Lynn Muench pointed to an abandoned hulk rising out of the parched Mississippi River and asked, “What the heck is that? It almost looks like a ...

Canoe trip down the Mississippi River in St Louis Missouri. The big muddy offers a lot of canoeing opportunities in the city.

A book by an Iowa-based folklorist and photographer chronicles life on the Mississippi River during the 20th century through the eyes of a western Illinois man whose life revolved around the river.

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials ...