A 100-year-old story The showboat was originally commissioned in 1899 as the General John Newton, a general work boat for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It traveled up and down the Mississippi ...

Illinois may be know as the Land of Lincoln, but the attractions it offers for kids and families go beyond the 16th president ...

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, riverboats, besides being just a form of transport, also served as mobile hubs of fun ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A local man is missing after he fell off a boat that capsized in Blakeley River Saturday evening. Family has identified the missing boater as 40-year-old John DeJonge of ...

The Mississippi State basketball coach was concerned ... and so it was one of those burn the boats games,” Jans said, who moved to 5-1 against Ole Miss in three seasons as the MSU coach.

Last week, a man's body was found on the old Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge; since then his girlfriend, her son and other family members have been arrested in the case. Family members of ...

Richard's body was discovered around 7 p.m. Thursday near the center of the Old Mississippi River Bridge, where he appeared to have been struck by at least one vehicle. His remains were “mangled ...

(WALA) - Monday marked day two of search efforts for 40-year-old John DeJonge -- missing in the waters near the Causeway -- after the boat he was on capsized Saturday night in the Blakeley River.

Battleship Cove is a Fall River landmark and now has been named the best museum ship in the country by USAToday’s 10Best. See ...