Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1920, a local newspaper publisher turned politician donated his private library to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, we’re taking a closer look at the Mississippi River’s lasting impact on Memphis and the Mid-South. The second-longest river in the ...

When we look out at the Mississippi River, beyond the levee we usually see the always-swirling, muddy water with busy freighters, tows and barges, tugboats and the like sailing the river or moored at ...

Few Southern cities pack as much history, character, and charm into one destination as Vicksburg, Mississippi. Perched high ...

Nikki Pegarsch, digitization assistant at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Murphy Library, digitizes materials related to the Mississippi River and the Driftless Region. Credit: Jen Towner, ...

ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi River is a familiar place for many Missourians, but there’s a seldom-told history that lies just beneath the surface. The Black Freedom School used to float along the water ...

Baton Rouge, La. — Mayors from 10 states along the Mississippi River convened in Louisiana’s capital this week to announce a cooperative agreement between the working river’s ports. In town for the ...

"The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi" by Boyce Upholt, W.W. Norton, 352 pages When we look out at the Mississippi River, beyond the levee we usually see the always-swirling, ...