It's — unofficially — winter on the upper Mississippi River. The last dozen barges of the season departed from St. Paul, Minnesota, on Nov. 25, pushed south by the Motor Vessel Sierra Dawn, according ...

Despite a decrease in barge traffic on the Upper Mississippi River last year, experts still expect moderate increases in river usage in the future. "Hurricanes Katrina and Rita shut down the river for ...

The last tow of the 2025 Upper Mississippi River navigation season departed St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, November 25. The M/V ...

A helicopter has struck power lines along the western bank of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois. The Telegraph's Dylan Suttles is on the scene with photographer John Badman and Suttles ...

The gate was damaged when a boat collided with it on November 21st, impacting commercial barge traffic on an important route ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working around the clock to repair the Dardanelle Lock and Dam after it was hit by ...

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials ...

The Dardanelle Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River is expected to be open to navigation again by the end of the week, the U.S.