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, ...

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 ...

After standing sentinel over the Mississippi River for nearly 100 years, the Black Hawk Bridge was demolished Dec. 19.

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 ...

New details are emerging about the fateful morning when Wisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz was discovered lifeless in the Mississippi River, as locals vividly recount the chilling moment a ...

Two Minnesota fishermen made an unexpected discovery beneath the Mississippi River this week when sonar technology led them to what authorities say could be a break in a decades-old cold case. Brody ...