Wisconsin has one of the world's most important bodies of water right next door. Nope, we're not talking about Lake Michigan, or Lake Superior. We're talking about the Mississippi River. The river ...

Successful demolition of the nearly century-old Lansing Bridge also provided researchers from Purdue University useful performance data on structural redundance of fracture-critical members.

The Iowa DOT imploded the Black Hawk Bridge on December 19, sending the 1,700-foot structure plummetting into the Mississippi ...

In 1920, a local newspaper publisher turned politician donated his private library to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, containing numerous historical works that detailed the development of the ...

In the two years I've worked for the Journal Sentinel, you may have found yourself wondering, "Why does a newspaper in Milwaukee have someone reporting on the Mississippi River?" It's not just because ...

You've probably heard of the Great River Road — the scenic byway that runs along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to New Orleans — and maybe you've driven along Wisconsin's 200-plus mile stretch ...

When you picture America's national parks and historic places, you might be thinking of the impressive Teton mountain range, the rock formations of Bryce Canyon or the geysers at Yellowstone. But you ...

Mention Wisconsin and its award-winning cheddars likely come to mind. But there's a southwestern city in the Driftless Area where the great outdoors is really the big cheese. An upper Midwest region ...

Transportation officials have closed the Black Hawk Bridge that connects Wisconsin and Iowa over the Mississippi River after confirming the historic bridge had moved slightly. The bridge, which opened ...

A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that clears the way for a modern replacement. The Mississippi River Bridge, ...

More than 300 invasive carp were pulled from the Mississippi River near Trempealeau, Wis., in late November, the largest single capture of the nuisance fish in Wisconsin and Minnesota waters to date.