Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. To stop them, Illinois must reckon ...

“Coal Train” took a journey through one of the busiest rail yards in Nebraska and detailed how intricate rail switches are, ...

The port designation is Illinois' 20th port district ... Statistics Center tracks goods that move along the Mississippi River. Shipping data is collected and maintained, reflecting each ...

NEW ORLEANS — There's a new royal of riverboats on the Mississippi. The company that operates the much-beloved American Queen on Monday officially welcomed a second vessel to the river ...

Illinois is getting set to close on property that officials want to buy to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes ...

The Trump administration “fully supports preventing the spread of invasive carp,” the memo said. “The State of Illinois, where the (project) is located, must cease further delay in cooperating with ...

McKellar Lake acts as a collection point for debris that would otherwise flow into the Mississippi ... and working on the river around his home in East Moline, Illinois, Pregracke was disturbed ...

Around 175 million tons of freight travels on the Mississippi River each year, and from the river’s headwaters to southern Illinois ... foot the bill. If shipping companies face slowdowns ...

The Mississippi River is managed in large part by the Corps of Engineers, so it often features prominently in the bill, with a dual aim of making the river more suitable for shipping and restoring ...

The Water Resources Development Act was signed into law on Jan. 4 and includes studies on increased flooding in the upper basin, flood mitigation measures throughout the river system, ecological ...