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

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

ST PAUL, Minn. — Here's another sign it's that time of year, when we batten down the hatches for months and months of the big chill. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced ...

ALMA, Wisconsin — Investigators from a number of agencies are trying to determine why a towboat pushing at least one barge crashed into a lock and dam near Alma, Wisconsin late Saturday. The Buffalo ...

Two tow boats pushing 12 barges between them — each barge loaded with some 1,500 to 1,600 tons of cement — broke through the frozen waters of Lake Pepin on Sunday, crossing from Wisconsin, on through ...

The last tow of the 2025 Upper Mississippi River navigation season departed St. Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Motor Vessel Sierra Dawn departed late afternoon enroute to the U.S.

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.