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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite many operational challenges, the barge industry maintained a busy year with “robust” agricultural cargo movements in 2025, according to a review by the Department of Agriculture&rs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi River. Chilling temperatures signaled its return, but so did an ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at the Mississippi River Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minnesota, July 19. Corps officials are hosting the ...

River traffic on the Mighty Mississippi has slowed down as of Monday, December 30. The locks at locks and dam 16, 18, 19, and 20 on the Mississippi River are closed for winter maintenance. They are ...

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 ...