ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The mighty Missouri River is the longest in the United States, flowing over 2,000 miles from its headwaters in Northern Montana all the way to the Show Me state.

The North Dakota Department of Water Resources is looking for ways to draw more water out of the Missouri River for future ...

Kris Laurie, a former Peace Corps volunteer and National Park Service ranger, quietly completed a source-to-sea descent of the Missouri-Mississippi river system worth a longer look. Between April ...

Not enough water to go around: Colorado River Basin, ravaged by drought, plans for a drier future 13:42. A steamboat known as the North Alabama sank in 1870, heading to the bottom of the Missouri ...

Barge versus boat crash on the Missouri River near Blencoe, Iowa. A picture of one of the barges in the area where a Monona County resident went missing after a crash.

A Missouri River boat tour past downtown Kansas City on May 10, 2017, showed the city’s great drinking water doesn’t happen by accident, and people shouldn’t take the river for granted.

Whether it's a day trip or staycation, there are plenty of ways to explore the historic river towns found along the Missouri River — the longest river in North America.

The Missouri River Terminal project is near the confluence of the Missouri and Blue rivers, straddling Jackson and Clay counties. It could become an intermodal center for rail, trucks and barges.

Aug. 18—This summer's drought and the emerging environmental threats posed by global warming might underscore the need for a backup water source for Fargo and the Grand Cities, but the $1.22 ...

The bodies of three girls who went missing in the Missouri River have been recovered, Nebraska officials said Wednesday. The three girls, identified by CBS affiliate KMTV as Lah Tray Moo, Lainana ...

How to check the air quality where you live. To find out what the air quality is at your location visit AirNow and insert your state, city or ZIP Code.. Below are air quality maps for the U.S. and ...

Researchers studying river turtles in Missouri found populations of the northern map turtle have not recovered from harvesting in the 1970s. University of Florida researchers studying river ...