Legal agreements govern the Great Lakes and some river systems in the U.S., but the Mississippi River doesn’t have a compact.

Construction of the southern span of the two-span bridge has been completed. The northern span will be built over the next ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (CN) — East St. Louis’ sewer system has repeatedly discharged untreated sewage into the Mississippi ...

The unlawful dumping contaminated the critical river and other local lakes, the Department of Justice said. The true number ...

Federal and state governments are asking residents to share their experiences with sewage problems and give input on solutions.

Cargill has facilities in East St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri, plus in Kansas City and along the Mississippi River in ...

The Jesuit explorer, who came from France as a missionary to Canada in 1666, was one of the first Europeans to name the ...

Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative announced a new insurance pilot, with hopes of better helping river towns ...

The federal government filed suit against East St. Louis on Wednesday, alleging the city's practice of repeatedly dumping untreated sewage in the local community violates federal ...

ST. LOUIS – What is now St. Louis was once home to more than 100 mounds constructed by Native Americans – so many that St.

Long before there was a Great River Road, about 27,000-and-a-half years ago, a mastodon once stood atop the bluffs ...