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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 27, 2012 - WASHINGTON – In an effort to ease the severe low-water navigation problems on the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 20, 2012 - With low water threatening to impede barge traffic next month on the middle…

Businesses that work and ship on the Mississippi River are seeking a presidential declaration keep water flowing out of reservoirs on the Missouri…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 25, 2012 - WASHINGTON – In the wake of last week’s costly backup in river barge traffic above…

Federal lawmakers from several states along the Mississippi River are pressing to modernize the waterway's locks-and-dams system, which they say…

Updated 1:45 p.m. Lock 27 reopened this morning at 3:30 a.m. after being closed for 5 days. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, it may take up to 72…

The issue of keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes has implications for a variety of industries. Midwest officials are weighing a range of options,…

Mayors from 19 cities and towns are in St. Louis this week to launch a new initiative aimed at bringing greater attention to issues affecting the…

*This story will be updated *Updated Sunday at 2:45 p.m. with details river levels and drought relief Large parts of rural Missouri and Illinois had…

Governor Jay Nixon (D) says his administration is keeping tabs on river levels along the Missouri and Mississippi as drought conditions persist across the…