The last tow of the 2025 Upper Mississippi River navigation season departed St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, November 25. The M/V ...
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 ...
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 ...
ALTON, Ill. (KTVI) – Two people were killed after a helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis. Emergency responders from Missouri and Illinois converged late ...
ST. LOUIS — Six barges broke loose on the Mississippi River in St. Louis on Friday, and one struck the Eads Bridge connecting Missouri and Illinois. The U.S. Coast Guard said in a release that the ...
Alton Police Lt. Seth Stinnett coordinates the response on the scene with his cell phone on the grounds near the Melvin Price Locks and Dam 26 on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The towboat Donna H. Furlong ...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — While the upper Mississippi River’s lock and dam system is keeping navigation efficient, low river levels on the lower Mississippi for the fourth consecutive year are threatening U ...
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 ...