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 ...

Traditionally, the last tow to depart St. Paul and head south of Lock and Dam 2 near Hastings marks the unofficial end of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

FERRYVILLE, Wis. -- A train derailed Thursday in Ferryville, Wisconsin, south of the Lansing Bridge, according to US Rep. Derrick Van Orden, CNN reported. At least a dozen train cars fell off the ...

The Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing, Iowa, opened in 1931. (Iowa DOT photo) The 94-year-old Mississippi River bridge between southwest Wisconsin and Lansing, Iowa, that’s been temporarily closed twice ...