Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25.

Traditionally, the last tow to depart St. Paul and head south of Lock and Dam 2 near Hastings marks the unofficial end of ...

EAST ALTON, Ill. – Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black ...

Susan Olson, of Action Intel, analyzes barge movement and logistics and says the past few weeks show a divergence in how ...

The last Mississippi River barge of the year departed St. Paul on Tuesday, ending the 2025 Upper Mississippi shipping season. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul district, the M.V.