Crews were out on the Mississippi ... on board the boat were safely brought ashore by the marine rescue task force. The salvage company says the boat hit a wing dam in the river.

Few words distressed navigators more than “the bar” — referring to the sandbar that regularly obstructed the mouth of the ...

In today's age of the interstate highway, it's almost hard to believe how critical those river thoroughfares remain.Bellerive ...

Here's a list of the best Mississippi River cruise itineraries you can book ... The voyage, which sails the Upper Mississippi, will begin in St. Louis and end in St. Paul (or the reverse itinerary).

It seems like Almost Yesterday that the last of the unplanned and unscheduled steamboat races occurred on the Mississippi.

This saltie and these sailboats off the shore of Duluth are in Lake Superior, but are they in St. Louis County? The U.S. Census Bureau says yes.

Bay St. Louis leaders broke ground on the second phase of the Bayou Lacroix Boat Launch Improvement project Thursday ...

It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

ST. LOUIS – The “Mighty” Mississippi River is a true giant of American waterways, but if you’re wondering exactly how long it is, don’t expect one single, definitive answer. On Wednesday ...

Cruises are narrated by the boat's captain or a National Park Service ranger and spotlight the importance of the Mississippi River and the riverfront's role in the St. Louis economy. This national ...

Yes, by area, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures — but that includes 100-plus square miles of Lake Superior. The exact size of the county becomes a "philosophical" question, says one expert.