Topic - Mississippi River

to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 US states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth longest and tenth largest river in the world. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. - Source: Wikipedia

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2 men reportedly evading police drown in swollen creek

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Emily Kientzel empties the water out of her grandmother Joan FitzGerald's boot that filled with floodwater from the Mississippi River, as they check on the home of a friend outside of Portage des Sioux, Mo., Sunday, June 2, 2019. The pair are standing on the second story balcony of the home that has more than a foot of water in it. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Mississippi River flooding approaches records set in 1993

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, May 14, 2019 photo, barges already loaded with soy beans, potash or scrap steel await movement on the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minn., as spring flooding interrupts shipments on the river. Historic Midwest flooding that began in March has left parts of the Mississippi River closed for business. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Correction: Flooding-Mississippi River Barges story

By MARGERY A. BECK - Associated Press

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, right stops to talk with the media near the intersection of Pershing Ave. and E 2nd St. in downtown Davenport, Iowa during a tour of flooded areas of the community Friday, May 3, 2019. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad City Times via AP)

Officials: Actions in wake of ‘93 flood ease flood damage

By MARGERY A. BECK - Associated Press

Ryan Lincoln maneuvers his boat through flood water at the intersection of Pershing Ave and E 2nd St. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Lincoln's employer Hahn Ready Mix allowed him to take time off from work to volunteer ferrying people back and forth to their apartments and businesses affected by the flooding in downtown Davenport. The Mississippi River is expected to reach a record level of 22.7 feet Thursday night. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad City Times via AP)

4 killed in Midwest flooding; roads closed, levees strained

By JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press

After 30 years, ground broken for flood-control canal

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Mississippi fugitive swims away, later caught on land

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Torso, leg found in Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota

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Gamblers lose less at Mississippi casinos in February

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Body found near college campus in Louisiana identified

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Body found near college campus in Louisiana

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This photo taken May 5, 2017 and provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows an eastern pipistrelle bat, with a small wire visible, in Wisconsin's Pierce County. Scientists in Wisconsin have tracked the state’s smallest bat by using an ultra-light transmitter that beamed its movement after emerging from hibernation. (Heather Kaarakka/Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources via AP)

Wisconsin scientists track tiny bat with small transmitter

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Barge spills 500 gallons of diesel into Mississippi River

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EPA doesn’t have to set water limits for 2 fertilizers

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press