Mississippi River

Floodwaters have swamped many homes and businesses in Missouri this year, including the Lewis and Clark Boat House and Museum in St. Charles, shown here in May. The Red Cross will host a series of events to help disaster victims apply for aid.

Red Cross To Connect Missouri Flood Victims With Disaster Aid

Shahla Farzan

Missouri residents forced from their homes by near-record flood levels will soon have access to a variety of disaster-recovery resources.The American Red…

Driving into Cairo from the north, you pass a funeral home and a bridge underneath a rail line. There are structures behind this bridge that shut it off in case of massive flooding from the nearby Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

One Town’s Hope Rests On Money and The Mighty Mississippi

Madelyn Beck

The Mississippi River system is both an artery and a vein. It pumps ag products out of the heartland and into the world while bringing back fertilizer...

Health, Science & Environment

Missouri Gets Buyouts For Flood-Prone Homes More Than Any Other State

Shahla Farzan

When Amy Papian bought her three-bedroom house in University City 31 years ago, she thought she’d never leave.Her bedroom had a large window that…

Trees along Leonor K Sullivan Boulevard are seen surrounded by rising water on Tuesday as the Mississippi River reaches a near-record height.

Economy & Business

Flooding Slows Business And Barges Along The River

Corinne Ruff

While water levels are beginning to drop along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, heavy flooding has led to the closure of many roads leading into small…

Flood waters in Alton, Illinois almost reached the levels of the Great Flood of 1993. City officials blocked water from entering part of the downtown area.

Health, Science & Environment

Mississippi River Crested, But The Waters Remain High For Now

Chad Davis

Just beyond the closed Alton Visitor Center, a building surrounded by water, stands a temporary flood wall that protects the city’s downtown.The…

Fair St. Louis Organizers said they expect to hold the annual Fair St. Louis at the Gateway Arch again this year. Organizers said they do have a contingency plan in place if flooding is still an issue. June 10, 2019

Health, Science & Environment

Fair St. Louis Officials Still Planning For Riverfront Event, Flooding To Recede

Fair St. Louis organizers say they're confident the annual event will be able to be held at Gateway Arch National Park next month — even as a swollen…

The Mississippi River flooding its usual banks of East St. Louis near Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park on June 7, 2019.

Health, Science & Environment

An Earthquake Is 'The Most Sinister Threat' To Metro East Levees During Flooding

Beth Hundsdorfer

With the Mississippi River at its second-highest level in history, Metro East Sanitary District Executive Director Steve Adler has three worries.The first…

Health, Science & Environment

As Floodwaters Remain High, Many In St. Louis Wonder If They’ll Reach Flood Of ‘93 Levels

Eli Chen

Andrea Mcmanus and her three children had lived in their apartment in Grafton for less than six months before they evacuated to escape the rising…

A tree along Leonor K Sullivan Blvd. is surrounded by rising water as the Mississippi River reaches a near-record height.

Health, Science & Environment

Rivers Expected To Crest At St. Louis Saturday, Risk Of Serious Floods Remains

Shahla Farzan

Updated at 1:30 p.m., June 6 with revised river crest forecast from the National Weather Service — The Mississippi River at St. Louis is expected to crest…

May 31, 2019 - The Mississippi River reaches 36 feet, its highest level in Alton since 1993. The river is forecast to rise about three more feet before cresting above the 39-foot mark on June 5, about three feet below the record.

Government, Politics & Issues

Flooding Impacts Communities Again, This Time Nearing Records Of '93

Corinne Ruff

Yet again in communities along the Mississippi River, residents and business owners are filling sandbags and holding their breath as the water creeps…