KCUR 89.3 FM1h
Low Mississippi River levels are again making it more expensive to transport crops in the Midwest
River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river ...
Paste19h
Don’t Stop Heading South: How to Explore Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg, halfway between Memphis and New Orleans, has long been a bustling entrepôt on the Mississippi River—that twisting ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus1d
Investigators have leads as to identity of remains found in submerged truck in Mississippi
The East Moline Police Department learned Sunday afternoon from the Big River Rescue and Recovery Team that there was a ...
6 River Cruises That Will Make You Wonder Why You Don’t Go With the Flow More Often
River cruises often elicit a lackluster response—conjuring images of slow-moving vessels brimming with family reunion ...
Truck with 'suspected human remains' pulled from Mississippi River
The truck was reported stolen in 2017. It was found near the boat ramp at Empire Park, which sits near the border of Hampton ...
Mississippi River is low again. It's a problem for farmers moving beans and grain.
Low river levels are forcing barge companies to limit the soybeans, grain and other cargo they carry to prevent barges from ...
New Hampshire Public Radio5d
Outside/In: The Mississippi Cyborg
How we turned one of our country’s biggest rivers into a machine — and what happens when that machine starts to break down.
Louisiana Illuminator15h
Mississippi River mayors agree to unify ports from the Corn Belt to the coast
Mayors from 10 states along the Mississippi River convened in Louisiana’s capital this week to announce a cooperative ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus20h
East Moline police recover pickup truck from river, with suspected human remains inside
Suspected human remains were found in a pickup truck pulled from the Mississippi by East Moline police on Sunday.
Inside Climate News6d
Another Midwest Drought Is Causing Transportation Headaches on the Mississippi River
Abnormally dry conditions have caused low water levels that disrupt barge transports carrying fuel and grain. Climatologists ...
RiverBender.com1d
Mississippi Earthtones Festival Returns To Alton Amphitheater On Sept. 21
ALTON - Alton Main Street, the Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project and Jacoby Arts Center are announcing the return of ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier3d
Mississippi River is running low again, a problem for farmers moving beans and grain
The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits ...