LOUIS — Complaints about regional flood risks and longstanding levee controversies were the focus of a recent public hearing held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi River Commission.

The system was born out of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Besty, and then destroyed and redone following Hurricane ...

After rapidly overflowing its banks and pouring into homes and businesses along its upper reaches, the Mississippi River has crested in much of the Upper Midwest, easing fears of a record disaster ...

COLUMBUS HALL IN CHALMETTE IN ORLEANS PARISH. THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, TAKING NEW ACTION AGAINST THE RISING MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE CORPS HAS ACTIVATED ITS ONE FLOOD FIGHT PROCEDURES AFTER ...

The mighty Mississippi River is on the rise in Louisiana, where it's projected to reach flood stage for the first time since 2019. "We've already triggered the flood fight," 5th Louisiana Levee ...

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens The Mississippi River is the nation’s most ...

public works crews have worked through the night to build temporary levees and set up sewer pumps to divert water back into the river. "One of the things that I've been reminded during this flood ...

Storms and subsequent flooding in Mississippi have damaged hundreds of homes, injured seven and killed one. The Mississippi River is expected to reach flood levels in the coming days, impacting ...

Iowa cities along the Mississippi River are enduring flooding this ... said riverside areas behind levees and flood walls are protected. But those who remain in areas outside that zone are having ...