Mississippi River

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 7, 2012 - Over the past few years, the area where the Mississippi River connects with the Gulf…

A top Army Corps of Engineers official says she believes the low Mississippi River will remain open to shipping, partly justifying the agency's decision…

Lawmakers in states up upstream on the Missouri River are bracing for a fight if any action is taken to reopen dams on the Missouri River.Northern states…

Politicians across the Midwest are continuing to press the President to declare a state of emergency on the Mississippi River to allow barge traffic to…

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…

Updated 12:29 p.m.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and the barge industry are imploring the federal government to keep water flowing on the Missouri and…

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…