The Memphis-New Orleans cruise will be on the American Splendor paddlewheeler. Photo Credit: American Cruise Lines Criterion Travel, a tour operator that specializes in educational travel for affinity ...

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive. The ...

Historic riverboats have arrived in Cincinnati for the America's River Roots Festival.The festival marks the largest gathering of riverboats in decades.It features more than 175 brunch, lunch, dinner ...

A man has died after a boat he was in capsized on the Mississippi River in Monticello, Minn. Around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, dispatchers were called about a capsized fishing boat on the Mississippi near ...

A Mississippi River bridge, a transportation lifeline connecting Lansing in northeast Iowa to Wisconsin, is set to close in October. Iowa and Wisconsin transportation departments determined in July ...

CINCINNATI — America is getting ready to celebrate 250 years, and to kick off that celebration, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are hosting the America's River Roots Festival. The long-awaited ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Paddling the entirety of the Mississippi River is an ambitious outing for anyone, but for a single mom and seven of her 15 kids, it’s a family adventure. “You get so wrapped up ...

Cincinnatians can see riverboats in town for this week's America's River Roots Festival earlier than expected. Steamboat Natchez, a riverboat from New Orleans, has arrived in Cincinnati ahead of the ...

America’s River Roots celebrates Cincinnati’s steamboat era, which helped build up the Queen City. Take a look back in ...

Work is underway to build a new island in the Mississippi River near Hastings, a $10 million project aimed at preserving the lock-and-dam system that allows some 10 million tons of goods to be shipped ...