Unlike coastal faults, the New Madrid Fault runs through the heart of the United States. This video explores its history, the ...

Several News-Democrat readers reported feeling the earthquake at about 1:29 a.m., including one who says it awakened him in ...

The Mississippi River snakes below the bluffs at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, where people stroll or ski along the trails to take in the view of the majestic river. But some local officials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mississippi River is home to one of North America’s most formidable reptilian apex predators: the American alligator. With its ...

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, ...

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. 2 feds fired guns in deadly ...

Firefighters from the Orchard Farm Fire Protection District hang onto the johnboat two men were in before they capsized in the frigid waters of the Mississippi River just across from the Alton ...

Emma Dauster: Writer Attabey Rodríguez Benítez: Script Editor Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Bonnie Meyer: Managing Editor Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer, Host Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin ...

Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25. Because the upper river freezes each year, barge traffic always halts until ...

Beside the murky waters off Pass Christian, shrimp boats docked in the distance, David Gautier is worried about a threat many miles away that he cannot control. Gautier, 64, runs a seafood business on ...