New manmade island in the works along the upper Mississippi River
A manmade island is currently under construction on the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, and Bay City, Wisconsin.
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Low Mississippi River levels are again making it more expensive to transport crops in the Midwest
River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river ...
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Mississippi River mayors announce agreement to unify ports from the Corn Belt to coast
On Wednesday, mayors from the Midwestern Corn Belt joined mayors from Louisiana to sign the Mississippi River Ports ...
Lake Potter dredging closing bike path, street entrances
Boaters, bike riders and drivers need to pay attention as Rock Island starts sprucing up Lake Potter in Rock Island. The U.S.
6 River Cruises That Will Make You Wonder Why You Don’t Go With the Flow More Often
River cruises often elicit a lackluster response—conjuring images of slow-moving vessels brimming with family reunion ...
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Mississippi River mayors agree to unify ports from Louisiana up to Minnesota
Mitch Reynolds, mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative co-chair, welcomes mayors from ...
Truck with 'suspected human remains' pulled from Mississippi River
The truck was reported stolen in 2017. It was found near the boat ramp at Empire Park, which sits near the border of Hampton ...
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On Site: Viking Mississippi – La Crosse, Red Wing and St. Paul
This is the third and final installment of our on-site look at Viking Mississippi’s “America’s Heartland” cruise. | In our ...
Mississippi River water levels are dangerously low—which is trouble for both farmers and supply chains
Climatologists say it could be part of a larger trend. For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest ...
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Another Midwest drought is causing transportation headaches on the Mississippi River
For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the Mississippi River.
Saltwater intrusion on Mississippi River requires another sill to protect drinking water
The Mississippi River is currently experiencing low water levels, which can exacerbate the effects of saltwater intrusion as well as impact shipping activities. Too much saltwater upstream in the ...