Drought on the lower Mississippi River has pushed barge rates up 31% and slashed southbound shipments 79%, threatening U.S.

PLEASANT VALLEY, Iowa (KWQC) - Due to rising tailwater below Locks and Dam 14 in Pleasant Valley, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed the auxiliary lock, effective immediately. The ...

PLEASANT VALLEY, Iowa (KWQC) - The auxiliary lock at Lock and Dam 14 will open for the season on Friday. The lock will be open from 4-10 p.m. on Fridays and from noon-10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays ...

Some 6 million tons of commodities passed through the lock and dam along the Mississippi River in Hastings in 2023, and with navigation season at a pause, crews this winter have undertaken the ...

HASTINGS, Minn. — An important avenue to transport goods across the U.S. is getting some timely repairs just outside the Twin Cities. The Army Corps of Engineers has been doing construction work on ...

Children are invited to participate in the third annual Mother Hubbards Cupboard Kids Fishing Derby from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Lock and Dam 14, Pleasant Valley. It is a catch-and-release event.

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct a hydraulic study on Tuesday using a harmless, florescent red dye at the Mississippi River’s Lock and Dam 14 at LeClaire. Known as Rhodamine WT, ...

Whether St. Paul’s Lock and Dam No. 1 will be removed is still uncertain as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues its research into the lock and dam near the old Ford factory. Locks and dams hold ...

Seventy years ago, the 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower, performed the dedication ceremony on the 1.4-mile long, concrete gravity, McNary Lock and Dam on the Columbia River, ...

As people moved into the Pacific Northwest, communities grew around the rivers, especially the Columbia and Snake. Back then, the rivers were temperamental and hard to navigate. However, there was a ...