The Mississippi River is approaching record low water levels in Vicksburg and Natchez amid a drought in the upper and middle Mississippi River region, according to the National Weather Service.

“They didn’t want to get out and walk; it was too hot.” The drop in the Mississippi River has led to riverboat cruise ships notifying the city of Vicksburg that it won’t be docking nearby because the ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – Rising water from the Mississippi River is putting emergency crews and neighbors in Vicksburg on alert. In early April, Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr., declared a ...

Preparation is underway in the city of Vicksburg as the Mississippi river continues to rise.The state of emergency was issued earlier this month as water from Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee head ...

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens The Mississippi River is the nation’s most ...

The Mississippi River is expected to reach flood levels in the coming days, impacting Greenville, Vicksburg and Natchez. The article details projected crest levels and the anticipated impacts at ...

The Mississippi River is drying up ... The lower portion of a Vicksburg bridge, normally submerged in the river, is now visible out of the water. Viking river cruise had to pause its voyage ...

Thomas Berner via AP Last week, there were nearly 150 vessels and more than 2,250 barges in a queue to float through stretches of the Mississippi River near Memphis Vicksburg, Mississippi ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. – Two barges hit the Mississippi River bridge in Vicksburg. The incident occurred on Thursday, May 1. The barges could be seen on a Mississippi Department of Transportation ...

When the Doobie Brothers sang about the catfish jumping in their hit song “Black Water” they weren’t lying. For the past two ...