On Tuesday, December 2, at 7 p.m., a 42-minute slide/tape presentation entitled “That’s River Lost! Soundings of the Upper Mississippi” will be shown at the Big River Theatre in Alma.

ST. LOUIS – A barge struck Eads Bridge on Friday afternoon in St. Louis. No injuries were reported from the collision. The ...

The Mississippi Gulf Coast offers an 18-mile stretch of heaven that somehow flies under the radar of most travel enthusiasts. It’s as if the locals have been keeping a delicious secret, sharing ...

Drought on the lower Mississippi River has pushed barge rates up 31% and slashed southbound shipments 79%, threatening U.S.

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - Barge traffic resumed along the Mississippi River near La Crosse Tuesday after a mechanical failure forced the closure of a critical railroad bridge for nearly 48 hours. The ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

ST. LOUIS — In 2023, Nikki Bettis and her 13 kids hiked the Appalachian Trail. "That journey was mostly a journey of healing for all of us, because of what it took to become single and our past," ...

• Chase Allen Cottrell, 24, of West Salem, faces felony charges after leading police on a 100+ mph chase that ended with a standoff on the Mississippi River • The pursuit began during a domestic ...

The Mississippi River Bridge from Lansing into Wisconsin is shutting down for good today (Monday) so work can progress on the new bridge. DOT engineer Clayton Burke says they plan is to drop the east ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search along the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge after receiving a mayday call late Thursday afternoon. A Coast Guard spokesperson said ...

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive. The ...