The Crescent River Port Pilots began assigning two pilots to the largest cargo ships in July, citing rising safety risks and aligning with practices in other Gulf ports. Shippers and port users say the move highlights long-standing concerns about pilot autonomy and rising costs as New Orleans prepares for its new Violet terminal.

The downtown St. Paul area — which will have the loosest requirements around building heights — is considered the “urban core” district, as opposed to the more restrictive zoning area surrounding the Watergate Marina in Highland Park, which is dubbed the “rural and open space” district.

A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded on Friday, an unusual spectacle that makes way for a modern replacement.