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For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoFlooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher...
Takeaways from AP examination of flooding's effect along Mississippi River
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many...
Before the Great Migration, there was the Great Exodus. Here's what happened.
National Geographic· 3 hours agoAngela Bates has lived across the United States, but the only place she’s ever called home is near...
Hwy 41 in Chaska to close due to Minnesota River flooding
KMSP· 39 minutes agoThe Minnesota Department of Transportation will temporarily close Highway 41 this week at the...
Takeaways from AP examination of flooding's effect along Mississippi River
Associated Press via AOL· 6 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many...
3 go to hospital after apparent chemical leak in East Iberville; source unknown
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 49 minutes agoThree people needed treatment at a hospital after fumes from a possible chemical leak wafted over portions of eastern Iberville Parish. Local officials told WBRZ that the source was apparently ...
Agencies to share cost to study deepening of the Red River
KTBS Shreveport· 4 hours agoIt will determine what it will take to deepen the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, which extends from...
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown a captain, Robbins ...
Teton Pass update: Crews moving 'mountains' of dirt to construct detour through landslide region
KSL Salt Lake City· 20 hours agoCrews from Wyoming Department of Transportation and Evans Construction are making significant...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 6 days agoFlooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher...