Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi River. Chilling temperatures signaled its return, but so did an important annual ritual: the last barge heading downriver from the Twin ...

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 ...

February isn’t the ideal month for workers into dive into the Mississippi River and upgrade transportation infrastructure, but Jim Cook says there’s no choice. “We can’t do this during the navigation ...

Ariel view of Melvin Price Locks and Dam from the Missouri side. The parking area that will be closed for construction staging can be seen on the right side of the photo. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

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 ...

The QC nonprofit will use the money to bring low-income kids to our local locks and dams this summer to learn about different ...