Keely Brewer News Today

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – On a typical day Pete Ciaramitaro monitors towboats from his Memphis office as they carry cargo up and down the Mississippi River. He’s the director of river

The Mississippi River has reached near-historic lows for the second year in a row, slowing down shipping and driving up costs for many.

Mississippi River commerce dependent on whims of climate change.

Mississippi river towns are supporting the comeback of the overnight cruise industry. to the waterway.

The Mississippi riverboat industry faces increasing climate threats that are making the river tougher to navigate.

Overnight cruises returned to the Mississippi River a decade ago, and many passengers say the river’s storied past is part of the draw. 

Around 175 million tons of freight travels on the Mississippi River each year; a series of locks and dams guide barges through the journey.

After serving in multiple positions at The Crimson White and as the current editor-in-chief of Nineteen Fifty-Six Magazine, Ashlee Woods, a junior majoring in news media, will take over the helm of The Crimson White beginning in May.   “Ashlee brings a wealth of experience to the position,” said Monique Fields, the Office of Student Media’s...

This week on Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable with The Memphis Flyer's Toby Sells and the Daily Memphian's Samuel Hardiman and Keely Brewer.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at a new Mississippi River restoration project, that could help save threatened and endangered animals.