Work is underway to build a new island in the Mississippi River near Hastings, a $10 million project aimed at preserving the lock-and-dam system that allows some 10 million tons of goods to be shipped ...
The Army Corps of Engineers wants to know how the public recreates on or near the Mississippi River and the Illinois River as part of a study to inform future restoration efforts, according to a news ...
Year-over-year Mississippi River levels at St. Louis and Memphis are currently measuring above last year. But, without significant rain in the forecast and concerns for the volume of water coming from ...
Reporting by this newspaper’s Mike Smith reminds us that for the health and economy of Louisiana, the single biggest imperative is to keep the Mississippi River on course. Federal and state officials, ...
The bridge over the Mississippi River connects Wisconsin and Iowa. After a delay lasting over an hour-and-a-half, the bridge ...
LETTSWORTH — The giant steel doors below Russell Beauvais’ feet are holding back water that can determine the future of south Louisiana — and far beyond. On one side of the elaborate complex in this ...
Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across the inland waterway system. This marks the third year in four that ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. As October's harvest season reaches full swing, the Mississippi River Basin is ...
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 ...
LA CROSSE, Wisc. – The tragic discovery of Viterbo University graduate student Eliotte Heinz's body in the Mississippi River this week left the La Crosse, Wisconsin, community in shock, remembering ...
A Mississippi River bridge, a transportation lifeline connecting Lansing in northeast Iowa to Wisconsin, is set to close in October. Iowa and Wisconsin transportation departments determined in July ...
After standing sentinel over the Mississippi River for nearly 100 years, the Black Hawk Bridge was demolished Dec. 19.