Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...

HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They shepherd millions of tons of goods each year, acting as water-based ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - The Army Corps of Engineers announced more locks and dams are now closed along the Mississippi River amid flooding. The lock in Dubuque and Fulton, Illinois closed Friday.

GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- Crews scrambled to make repairs Wednesday near the busiest Mississippi River lock shut down because of damage blamed partly on the summer drought, snarling hundreds of barges and ...

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 ...

A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on Aug.

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed, and will close, multiple locks on the Mississippi River. By Monday, June 16, Lock 13 and Locks 16 through 25 will be closed to ...

It’s our Spring Member Drive and we’re trying to raise $16,000 by March 19. Will you make a gift to help us reach our goal? Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you’ll eventually come ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete ...