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

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District repairs concrete piers at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Monaca, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17, 2024. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Friends of the Mississippi River, a conservation and advocacy group, is making its final funding push toward a $6 million ...

Construction on the rock weir structure at Lock and Dam No. 7 is set to be completed this week. The project aims to address ...

TREMPEALEAU, Wis. (WKBT) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is replacing nearly century-old miter gates at Lock and Dam 6 on the Mississippi River, part of an ongoing effort to maintain safe ...