New structures have been banned within 40 feet of a Mississippi River bluff in Minneapolis since 1988, when Congress created a national recreation area along the river’s shorelines. Wattenhofer ...

The belief that the Mississippi River bluffs in Downtown Memphis somehow protect the city from tornadoes is not a real thing, experts say.

Southeast Missouri faces potential major flooding as rivers rise, with the Black, Current, St. Francis, and Mississippi rivers all projected to crest at various flood stages in the coming days.

The Natchez tribe built impressive ceremonial mounds at the Grand Village and nearby Emerald Mound, the second-largest ...

Minnesota regulators sued the city of Minneapolis to stop a homeowner from building on this protected bluff of the Mississippi River. (Provided/City of Minneapolis) ...