Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They ...

The tug Theresa L. Wood heads upstream after locking through Lock and Dam #8 in May in Genoa, Wis. The vessel was moving barges from St. Louis to Winona, Minn. The locks allow the boats to gradually ...

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 ...

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.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, expects to close two locks on the Mississippi River because of rising river levels. The closures are necessary as the Mississippi River overtops ...

(AP) The Mississippi River’s 70-year-old system of locks and dams urgently needs upgrades to accommodate barges that have gotten bigger over time, a group of federal lawmakers is warning after last ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi River. Chilling temperatures signaled its return, but so did an ...

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 ...