Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their flood gates and preparing for water to continue to rise after four days ...

Mississippi skies are clear and sunny now, but a threat looms after last week's storms: Likely flooding of the Mississippi River and some tributaries.

Old Man River, indeed. Still, 70 million years ago the Mississippi was nowhere near as large as it would become. Blum has detailed how the waterway grew as it added tributaries: the Platte ...