Floatzilla 2025 adds new race, bigger festivities on the Mississippi
Floatzilla returns Aug. 16 with a new Dam to Dam kayak race and expanded festivities, including races, contests, live music ...
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Mississippi River expected to hit 20 feet in Rock Island
Flood predictions for the Mississippi River have been revised again ... river is expected to reach 20 feet at Lock and Dam 15 in Rock Island by July 7. Major flood stage is 18 feet.
RiverBender.com5d
Mississippi River Festival Announces Lineup, Expands Offerings
ALTON - The Mississippi River Festival will return to Alton this summer.After a successful revival in 2024, the organizers of ...
The Quad-City Times12d
Mississippi River flood risk for the Quad-Cities this spring still low despite rain
Dry and unfrozen soils along the Mississippi River and its tributaries in Iowa and Illinois have soaked up recent rain.
Opinion
Here is how Mississippi is keeping its musical heritage alive
Two of Mississippi’s HBCUs and a promotional group have led recent efforts to keep the state’s musical heritage atop the charts nationally.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel11d
Low flood risk on the Mississippi River this spring, unless big rainstorms sweep in
After another winter with not much snow, there's little spring flood risk on the upper Mississippi River, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service. Minor to moderate flooding ...
Fox2Now St. Louis13d
How long is the Mississippi River?
ST. LOUIS – The “Mighty” Mississippi River is a true giant of American waterways, but if you’re wondering exactly how long it is, don’t expect one single, definitive answer. On Wednesday ...
NOLA.com1mon
The Mississippi River is rising. Could a spillway opening be needed this year?
The Mississippi River has been on the rise, as tends to happen this time of year, but while relatively minor precautions are being put in place by the Army Corps of Engineers, an opening of the ...