ST. LOUIS -- The Mississippi River level is dropping again, and barge industry trade groups warned Thursday that river commerce essentially could come to a halt as early as next week in an area ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is actively investigating an incident involving a barge capsizing Monday morning along the Mississippi River near St. Louis, according to officials.

Barge traffic on the river's northern stretch halts each year until springtime because the river freezes over the winter. More: A barge, a bulkhead and $3.3 million: How the Mississippi River's ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is actively investigating an incident involving a barge capsizing Monday morning along the Mississippi River near St. Louis, according to officials.

GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- Crews scrambled to make repairs Wednesday near the busiest Mississippi River lock shut down because of damage blamed partly on the summer drought, snarling hundreds of barges ...

Two vessels collided on the Mississippi River near Harahan Sunday evening, resulting in a sunken barge and temporary closures to river traffic as officials assessed the damage. The U.S. Coast ...

Three teenagers who disappeared after falling into the Mississippi River near the Crescent City Connection. A Chalmette actor who had a recurring role in HBO's "Treme." A 55-year-old barge worker ...

The Soy Transportation Coalition says every foot of reduced water depth or draft is the equivalent of loading 7,000 fewer bushels of soybeans per barge. How Drought's Grip on the Mississippi River ...

A barge sank after it crashed into a bridge over the Mississippi River in Vicksburg.The tow of the barge crashed into the old Highway 80 railroad bridge Thursday.David Day, with the Vicksburg Daily ...

Barge traffic on a flooded stretch of the Mississippi River remained at a standstill on Tuesday, but relatively few vessels stood waiting at the channel's system of locks as shippers had received ...

A 30-mile (48-km) stretch of the lower Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, should reopen to traffic later on Friday after a barge carrying crude oil collided with a bridge and caught ...