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 ...

Perched along the Mississippi River, this quiet village in Wisconsin offers easy access to outdoor adventures and is home to ...

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, ...

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 ...

Spanning nearly the entire length of the mighty Mississippi River from Minnesota to Louisiana, the All-American Great River Road is one of America's most underrated highway drives in the U.S. This ...

The upper Mississippi River continues to experience its worst flooding in decades, but the waters were receding faster than expected as of Monday along the Wisconsin and Minnesota border. Because of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Effigy Mounds National Monument museum technician Sheila Oberreuter walks along coir logs in the Sny Magill Unit of the park along ...

A train that was carrying lithium-ion batteries and paint derailed in southwestern Wisconsin on April 27, 2023, injuring four railway employees. Two of the train's cars end up in the Mississippi River ...

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 ...

The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover its multifaceted heritage, with a vast range of ...