Longtime river pilot Mark Delesdernier will be honored with the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award, when LeBoeuf Bros. Towing christens a new tugboat in his honor on Saturday.

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the largest river in North America. It flows 2,350 miles from its source at Lake Itasca through the center of the continental US to the Gulf of Mexico.

Home / News Lansing bridge over Mississippi River reopens to vehicle traffic A two-week closure will happen sometime after July 4 The Gazette Jun. 9, 2025 2:17 pm, Updated: Jun. 9, 2025 4:03 pm ...

Many residents live on one side of the Mississippi and work on the other. The bridge is a lifeline between the two states, they say, because it's the only way to cross the river in the nearly 60 ...

A major federal study on the future of the lower Mississippi River examining effects in Louisiana and six other states has been paused due to a lack of funding from the Trump administration, the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville family now has closure after remains found in the Mississippi River three years ago have been identified. The family of 26-year-old Robert Eaton had been searching ...

SAVANNA, Ill. — Authorities have confirmed that the body of a missing boater has been recovered from the Mississippi River. The man, described as being in his 60s, went missing Saturday, May 31 ...

In the meantime, the DOT will re-establish a shuttle and water taxi service Monday through Saturday, with scheduled departures starting as early as 6:45 a.m. and ending at 5:37 a.m. The service ...

LANSING, Iowa (KCRG) - A free water taxi service is starting up this week due to the extended closure of the Mississippi River Bridge in Lansing. The bridge closed in mid-May after sensors ...

6 News Now Update - Crews searching Mississippi River in Savanna, Illinois At that point, TV6 was only told that there was an “incident involving a boat” with “crews being in search mode on ...