The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Viterbo University both offer continuing education programs and cultural events that keep minds sharp and social calendars full. Volunteer opportunities range ...

Ocean Springs, Mississippi might just be that magical unicorn of affordable coastal living that makes your retirement dreams ...

Slip into the slow pace of life in Laos, where a new Mekong cruise follows the river’s course past the pagoda-studded world ...

The Mississippi River snakes below the bluffs at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, where people stroll or ski along the ...

Portions of western Washington state have experienced a month’s worth of rain within the past few days, causing historic flooding, damaging mudslides and more than 100,00 people facing potential ...

The lower Mississippi River’s pilotage system underwent a major shift this summer when the Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association quietly began assigning two pilots to certain large cargo vessels ...

Officials have announced a cause of death for Wisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz, whose body was found floating face down in the Mississippi River days after she vanished during a walk home from ...

Eliotte Heinz's body was discovered in the Mississippi River on July 23 Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest.She joins having written ...

Two atmospheric rivers are set to dump several inches of rain and cause major flooding in parts of the Pacific Northwest this week, according to forecasters. "Two atmospheric river events will move ...

The Mississippi River’s connection to Louisiana is existential. The river built the land on which many of us reside. As long as there have been humans here, it has been a crucial source of food and ...

Traffic angst is a familiar state of being in the Baton Rouge area. For decades, city officials and the Department of Transportation and Development have floated ideas for improving the situation.

Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25. Because the upper river freezes each year, barge traffic always halts until ...