Brant Walker

The Fourth of July will be even more of a celebration in Alton and Grafton this year, as the riverfront communities mark the reopening of businesses…

Civic leaders along the Mississippi River are bracing for near-record flood levels in the coming days and weeks.Mayors in Missouri and Illinois say…

Local community leaders say a new website devoted to the Mississippi River will boost tourism up and down the river.They gathered Wednesday at the…